Course syllabus
SEMESTER 2, 2017
Course Information
- Course Coordinator
Jason Brown - jason.brown@auckland.ac.nz
- Teacher
Jason Brown
- Course delivery format
2 hours of lectures
(Timetable and room details can be viewed on Student Services Online)
Summary of Course Description
Focuses on competing theoretical models of morphology and includes application of one theory in an extended analysis.
Course outcomes
Students should expect to learn the basics of morphological analysis and contemporary morphological theory. In addition, students will be expected to apply theory to data, and to demonstrate their understanding of morphological principles in their writing.
Weekly Topics
Week 1 | Introduction |
Week 2 | Contextual Allomorphy |
Week 3 | Locality in Allomorphy - Phonology |
Week 4 | Locality in Allomorphy - Semantics |
Week 5 | Morphosyntactic Heads |
Week 6 | Roots |
Week 7 | More on Roots |
Week 8 | Long-Distance Phenomena in Words |
Week 9 | Long-Distance Phenomena Across Words |
Week 10 | Multiple Affixation |
Week 11 | Fusion, Fission, Learnability |
Week 12 | Presentations |
Prescribed Texts:
Reading list on Canvas
Workload:
The University of Auckland's expectation on 15-point courses, is that students spend 10 hours per week on the course. Students manage their academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Students attend two hours of lectures each week and participate in a one-hour tutorial from week 2 of semester. This leaves seven hours per week outside the classroom to prepare for tutorials, assignments and the exam.
Deadlines and submission of coursework:
Deadlines for coursework are non-negotiable. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you will be required to provide a doctor's certificate before the assignment is due. All late assignments without a pre-approved extension will be penalised one mark per day late.
Course Assessment:
Assessment
|
Mark Out Of
|
Weighting
|
Words
|
Essay Proposal
|
15
|
15%
|
1,000
|
Literature Review
|
35
|
35%
|
3,000
|
Essay
|
50
|
50%
|
5,000
|
Course summary:
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