Morphology

Course Information
TitleΜορφολογία / Morphology
CodeΓλ 590
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolEnglish Language and Literature
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600016500

Programme of Study: PMS THEŌRĪTIKĪS KAI EFARMOSMENĪS GLŌSSOLOGIAS

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
GLŌSSOLOGIAElective CoursesWinter/Spring-10

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Class ID
600132962
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Introductory course to morphology at BA level.
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the morphological structures of human languages. Use appropriate terminology to describe morphological systems in a range of language types. Evaluate the suitability of different morphological frameworks for the morphological phenomena of diverse languages. Carry out research applying α specific morphological theory to one or more languages.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course provides an introduction to the main morphological notions and discusses principal descriptive and theoretical questions in morphology. Specifically, it discusses the main morphological concepts, such as the root,the base and the morpheme, inflectional and derivational processes, the hierarchical structure of words and linear order of morphemes; argument structure and how it is related to morphological operations across languages.
Keywords
derivational, inflectional, morpheme
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
sound & image files, TV programs, internet videos (e.g. YouTube), powerpoint presentations
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures391.4
Reading Assigment782.8
Project501.8
Exams1083.9
Total27510
Student Assessment
Description
Class participation (20%) Written final exam (80%)
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Bauer, Laurie. 2003. Introducing Linguistic Morphology, 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Booij, Geert. 2007. The Grammar of Words: An Introduction to Linguistic Morphology. Oxford: O.U.P. Carstairs-McCarthy, Andrew. 2002. An Introduction to English Morphology. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Taylor, John R. (ed.) 2015. The Oxford Handbook of the Word. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Last Update
07-12-2023