Course syllabus

 

arts-logo.pngSEMESTER 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:

Date Details Due