Course outline (revised)
Course Title: Morphology Course Code: ELing-614 Credit Hours: 3(3-0)
Instructor: Dr. Niaz Soomro Contact: niaz.soomro@uob.edu.pk
Note for online learners: This course has been redesigned to suit the needs of “online learning,” with a learner-centred approach, offered during the closure of the UoB as precautionary measures in times of Covid-19 pandemic. The learners are expected to proactively go through the content during the first three days of each week followed by an interactive session on every Thursday. The relevant content (in e-print and video formats), with guidelines, will appear on the UoB LMS (Moodle) platform from each Monday, for each of respective week, as per the course outline detailed here.
Course outline:
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Topics |
Recommended sub-topics |
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Week 1 (June 16-21) |
Introduction |
What is morphology? |
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Week 2 (June 22-28) |
Lexemes and word forms |
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Affixes, bases, and roots |
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Morphemes and allomorphs |
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Quiz 1 (5 marks) |
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Week 3 (June 29-July 05) |
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Base modification |
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Reduplication |
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Conversion |
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Assignment 1 (10 marks) |
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Week 4 (July 06-12) |
Inflectional values |
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Derivational meanings |
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Properties of inflection and derivation |
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Quiz 2 (5 marks) |
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Week 5 (July 13-19) |
Productivity and Morphological trees |
Speakers’ knowledge of productivity |
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Restrictions on word formation rules |
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Compounding types |
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Hierarchical structures |
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Week 6 (July 20- 26) |
Final term exam |
Final Assignment (15 marks) + Presentation (15 marks) |
Attendance: 10 marks
Discussion forum participation: 10 marks
Recommended textbook (other authentic content is also encouraged to be used):
Haspelmath, M. & Sims, A. D. (2010). Understanding morphology (2nd ed.). London: Hodder Education.
Download this book free from: http://seas3.elte.hu/coursematerial/LazarAPeter/(1).pdf