Description

Course Synopsis
This course introduces students to the morphological structure of English and further teaches learners how to analyse any natural language morphologically. The course investigates the phonology/morphology interface, expounding on how affixes transform into allomorphs, and explains this in terms of the phonetic features of parts of the affixes. Detail description of the morphology of English is provided and covers types of morphemes and their allomorphs, derivational and inflectional morphology, word-formation processes, and lexicon as the repository of words in a language.

Exit Level Outcomes
Demonstrate specialized knowledge and understanding of language concepts.
Describe linguistic concepts.
Recall, differentiate, categorize and critique content.

Teaching and Learning Strategies
Presentations, class discussions, group work, library research, assigned readings, lectures
data analysis

Assessment Strategies and Activities: Tests, group presentations, assignments, semester projects, final examinations

Prescribed Text
Katamba, F. 1994. English Words. London: Routledge.
Katamba, F. 1993. Morphology. New York: St. Martin’s Press.

Recommended Texts
Spencer, A. 1991. Morphological Theory. Oxford, UK.: Blackwell.
Matthews, P. H. 1989. Morphology: An Introduction to the Theory of Word Structure. London: CUP.


Course Requirements
There will be no make-up tests. Adjustments (through make-up tests) will be made for tests missed ONLY for reasons of serious emergencies (family deaths, hospitalizations, etc.,) and ONLY with written documentation. Students must be present at tests.

Grades: Continuous assessment: 40% Final exam: 60%