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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Language Sciences

Undergraduate Course: English Word-Formation (S2) (LASC10097)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course gives students the opportunity to investigate, in the light of current morphological theory, the word-formation processes of Modern English. The approach throughout will be mainly synchronic, with occasional reference to diachrony.
Course description This course gives students the opportunity to investigate, in the light of current morphological theory, the word-formation processes of Modern English. The approach throughout will be mainly synchronic, with occasional reference to diachrony. The first half of the course will survey the major word formation processes of English (as well as some of the minor ones), combining this survey with a thorough discussion of key concepts such as 'morpheme', 'word', productivity' etc. The second half will focus on current morphological theory, and in particular on the architecture of the grammar: how do we model productivity differentials in a formal grammar? Is there a separate morphological module? How does the morphology interact with the syntax and with the phonology?

The course textbook is Ingo Plag, Word Formation in English (CUP 2003). Reference to further reading will be given in class.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English (LASC08017)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking English Word-Formation (LASC10007) OR Morphology (LASC10086)
Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. have a robust understanding of the principal word formation processes of the language
  2. be able to analyse novel forms encountered in texts and corpora
  3. have an overview of relevant theory debate
  4. be able to progress to independent research on the subject
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Heinz Giegerich
Tel: (0131 6)50 3595
Email: heinz.giegerich@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Emma Nelson
Tel: (0131 6)50 9870
Email: Emma.Nelson@ed.ac.uk
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