LING 2015 - Morphology and Syntax

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2020

Morphology deals with the internal structure of words and their meaningful parts. Syntax is concerned with sentence structure - how words are combined together to form phrases, phrases combined together to form larger phrases, clauses and sentences, and how clauses are combined together to form complex sentences. Together, morphology and syntax comprise the core of the grammar of a language. Since grammar is no longer a major focus in schools, most students have little understanding of even the most basic notions such as being able to identify parts of speech, or understanding how large constructions are composed out of smaller units. Being able to identify constituents and agreement constraints will help students to improve and correct their academic writing. The course will be practical in focus and will teach students essential skills for the linguistic description and analysis of a language. Along with Phonology, this course is essential for all linguistics students and language teachers (English or otherwise).

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Course Details

Course Code	LING 2015
Course	Morphology and Syntax
Coordinating Unit	Linguistics
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours a week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study including LING 1101.
Assessment	Practical 1, 20%, Practical 2, 20%, Practical 3, 20%, Practical 4, 20%, Exam (1.5 hours) 20%

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Ian Green

This course is taught by Dr Ian Green in 2020.

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Lectures: 1.10 till 3pm Wednesdays

Tutorials: Thursdays at 8am OR Thursdays at 5pm

Course Learning Outcomes

This course aims to:

Develop understandings of the nature of human language and identify differences with other systems of communication
Develop understanding of the structure of language, specifically its morphological subsystems
Develop understanding of morphophonemic processes in language.
Develop understanding of the lexicon and lexical categories (ie parts of speech).
Develop understanding of compositionality, constituency and dependency relations.
Develop understanding linguistic typology with regard to morphology and syntax.
Develop understanding about grammatical relations and their expression.
Develop understanding of both lexical and derivational valence and their implications for argument structure.
Develop understanding of a variety of complex sentence phenomena.
Develop in students the ability to undertake grammatical analysis of unfamiliar languages, and an awareness of the range of coding phenomena encountered.

After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:

1. Use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to transcribe and interpret transcriptions of unfamiliar languages

2. Undertake a morphological analysis to identify the morphemes and allomorphs in any given language.

3. Identify constituent structure at an advanced level.

4. Establish and justify the lexical and grammatical categories for any given language.

5. Articulate understandings of the nature of language.

6. Undertake linguistic descriptive investigation of a known or unknown language through primary observation.

7. Write a coherent and logically argued review of a published grammar of an unfamiliar language, demonstrating a familiarity with widely used terminology and technical issues involved.

8. Confidently approach analysis of a data set drawn from an unknown language.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	6
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	6
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	6, 7, 8

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Course text book: Thomas E Payne, 2006, Exploring Language structure: a Student's Guide. Cambridge University Press.

On-Line Resource: World Atlas of Linguistic Structures (WALS)

Recommended Resources

Mark Aronoff & Kirsten Fudeman, 2005, What is morphology? Malden: Blackwell.

Laurie Bauer, 2003, Introducing linguistic morphology. Georgetown University Press.

Andrew Carnie, 2007, Syntax: a generative introduction. Second edition. Blackwell Publishing.

Nigel Fabb, Sentence structure. London: Routledge, 2005.

Nicola Grandi & Livia Körtvélyessy (2015) Edinburgh Handbook of Evaluative Morphology. Edinburgh University Press.

Martin Haspelmath & Andrea Sims, 2010, Understanding morphology, 2nd edition. Abingdon: Routledge

Paul Kroeger, 2005, Analyzing grammar: an introduction. Cambridge University Press.

Stephen Levinson, 1983, Pragmatics. Cambridge University Press.

Robert M Millar (rev & ed), 2015, Trask’s historical linguistics, 3rd edition. Abingdon: Routledge

Steven Pinker, 1994, The language instinct. London: Allen Lane

Steven Pinker, 1999, Words and rules: the ingredients of language. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

Maggie Tallerman, 2015, Understanding syntax, Fourth Edition. Abingdon: Routledge

Online Learning

On-Line Resource: World Atlas of Linguistic Structures (WALS) http://wals.info/

Learning & Teaching Modes

No information currently available.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

1 x 2-hour lecture/workshop per week (x12)	24 hours
1 x 1-hour tutorial per week (x10)	10 hours
4 hours Practicals/Reading per week (x12)	48 hours
4 hours Assignment Preparation per week (x12)	48 hours
2 hours Research per week (X 13)	26 hours
TOTAL	156 hours

Learning Activities Summary

Please note that this is a guide only, and fuller details will be given during the semester.

Week 1 (Wed.4th March)
Introduction to Morphology & Syntax. (no tutorials in Week 1)
Course Requirements.
World Atlas of Linguistic Structures (WALS)

Week 2 (Wed.11th March)
Morphological Processes
Conceptual Categories

Week 3 (Wed. 18th March)
Morphological Processes (ctd)
Reduplication
Semitic Morphology

Week 4 (25th March)
Morphophonemics

Week 5 (1st April)
Word Classes (Parts of Speech)

Week 6 (8th April)
Subclasses

MID-SEMESTER BREAK

Week 7 (29th April)
Syntax: Constituent Structure

Week 8 (6th May)
Typology

Week 9 (13th May)
Historical Syntax

Week 10 (20th May)
Grammatical Relations

Week 11 (27th May)
Voice and Valency

Week 12 (3rd June)
Multi-Clause Constructions

Week 13 (Date TBA)
Test

Small Group Discovery Experience

Tutorials will focus on problems and practical application of linguistic analytical techniques. Some of these problems will be done in pairs or small groups.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

TASK	TASK TYPE	WEIGHTING	DUE DATE	LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Linguistic Practical #1	Formative/ Summative	20%	27 March	1. 2. 8
Linguistic Practical #2	Formative/ Summative	20%	20 April	2, 4, 8
Linguistic Practical #3	Formative/ Summative	20%	15 May	3, 8
Linguistic Practical #4	Summative	20%	5 June	6, 8
Test	Summative	20%	Week 13 TBA	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8

Due to the current COVID-19 situation modified arrangements have been made to assessments to facilitate remote learning and teaching. Assessment details provided here reflect recent updates.

To support the changes to teaching, the following revisions to assessment have been made:-

Assignment One
Your mark for this assignment may not necessarily be taken into account in calculating your final grade, in the event that it would have a negative impact on your overall score.

However, you must still submit the assignment by the due date (or the date of the extension, if one has been granted), and you must attempt to answer all questions and explain your thinking.

In addition, if we do exclude this assignment from your overall score you may be required to complete a short catch-up assignment/test at a negotiated time later in the semester, to demonstrate that you have mastered this component of the course.

End of Semester Test (Week 13)
This will now be an on-line on-demand test, to be downloaded & completed within your own chosen 72 hour period within Week 13.

Assessment Related Requirements

Attendance at lectures is an essential component of the course. Many lectures will include short exercises for completion during the lecture. These will be self-corrected.
Attendance at tutorials is compulsory and will count towards the final mark.
All assessment components must be completed to qualify for a final result.

Assessment Detail

Linguistic Practicals
Linguistic practical assignments will be distributed in lectures and tutorials. Further detail to be advised.

Practical #1 - Morphology
Practical #2 - Parts of Speech (Word Classes)
Practical #3 - Syntactic Analysis
Practical #4 - Analysis of Own Data

Test
The test will cover a number of set chapters of your textbook and the content of the lectures. No books, dictionaries or notes can be used for the test

Submission

1.        All assignments to be submitted via MyUni/Canvas by midday on the due date.

2.        Ensure that your Tutorial Group, Level (II or III), Course Title, Assignment Title & Topic appear on the cover sheet.

3.        All assignments must be in grammatical English.

4.        Practicals may be hand-written legibly. Typed assignments must be double-spaced with a minimum 10 font.

5.        Always keep a copy of your work. (Just occasionally things do go astray)

6.        Assignments submitted late require a doctor’s certificate, counsellor’s certificate or similar proof/documentation.

7.        Extensions (normally up to one week) MUST be organised prior to the due date.

8.        Penalty with no extension is 2% per day up to 7 days (including weekends and holidays).

9.        Assignments submitted without an approved extension will not be accepted more than 7 days after the due date.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through .

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