LIGN120 Spring '08 (original) (raw)

LIGN120:� Introduction to Morphology

Spring 2008, Mon/Wed/Fri 10:00a-10:50a Peterson 103

NEWS:

�� Please check here often for any recent changes, updates or announcements.

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�� 6/3/08 :� The final exam may be submitted via e-mail (PDF format ONLY).

�� Additional details:

�� 1) Please alert Henry via e-mail by June 6th if you intend to do this!!

�� (Printing plans may change depending on how many opt to do it.)

�� 2) PDF is the only practical way to avoid format issues.

�� There are several free utilities for generating PDFs such as

�� http://www.pdf995.com/� (this is not an endorsement)

�� 3) It is highly recommend you send yourself a ‘test’ PDF attachment

�� before e-mailing your final.

�� 4) Deadline for final:� Noon on Thursday June 12th.

��(Not 10am as indicated on the final hardcopy)

�� 5) If submitting in person, slip under Prof Ackerman’s office door

�� in the event he is not in his office as he plans to be.

�� 6/06/08 :� CORRECTIONS to data in Question 1 Part 1 on the Final:

�� 15.� myyn� ��‘I sell’

�� 17.� harkita�� ‘to consider’

�� 69.� harkitsen� ‘Iconsider’ �� (newly added)��

�� 70.� harkitsee� ‘he considers’�� (newly added)

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Instructor:� Farrell Ackerman (ackerman@ling.ucsd.edu)

�� AP&M Building 4101

�� Office hours: Wednesdays 2:30p-4:00p (or by appointment)

TA:�� Henry Beecher (hbeecher@ling.ucsd.edu)

�� Office hours: Wednesdays 1:00p-2:00p in AP&M 2442

�� Sections: Mon 12:00p-12:50p & Thu 11:00a-11:50a in AP&M 5441 (inside 5440)

This course provides an introduction to basic methods for analyzing words. Goals of the course include: identifying the patterns of word shapes and their formation found cross-linguistically; developing a typology of word formation patterns; developing theories which can account for these patterns; and gaining insights into the human mind by examining patterns of morphology (i.e. why they might be like they are as well as how they are learned, comprehended, produced and change over time).

For a general introduction to the Linguistics Dept, as well as the program’s office location and hours, see here.

Textbook:� Booij, Geert (2007). The Grammar of Words, Oxford University Press, USA.� ISBN-13: 9780199226245

Grading:

�Take-home Final: due Mon, 6/09/08� 30%

2. 7 Homeworks:� 70%��

Syllabus:

�� Weeks 1-2� Introduction & basic concepts

�� Chapters 1, 2 & 12

�� Weeks 3-4� Derivation & Compounding

�� Chapters 3 & 4

�� Weeks 5-6� Inflection & Paradigms

�� Chapters 5, 6 & 10

�� Weeks 7-8� Interfaces

�� Chapters 7 & 8

�� Weeks 9-10 Morphology & Psycholinguistics

�� Chapters 9 & 11

PDF files of class overheads & HW:

Week 1	Week 1 powerpoint slides
Week 2	Homework 1
	Week 2 powerpoint slides

Week 3	Homework 2a�� Homework 2b
	Week 3 powerpoint slides

Week 4	Henry’s powerpoint slides
	Week 4 powerpoint slides

Week 5	Homework 3
	Week 5 powerpoint slides

Week 6	Homework 4a�� Homework 4b Homework 4c� ��	Due 5/16
	Week 6 powerpoint slides

Week 7	Homework 5/6	Due 5/30

Week 8	Week 8 powerpoint slides Henry’spowerpoint slides

Week 9	Homework 7a�� Homework 7b�	Due 6/6
	Week 9 powerpoint slides

Week 10	Week 10 powerpoint slides
	Final Examination	Due 6/12