Descriptive grammar of English with elements of historical grammar – morphology 1.S3.EP.27
Course objectives:
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with fundamental concepts and theories relevant to the study of morphology. The course also aims at teaching students how to analyze word-structure by means of tree diagrams. Moreover, some elements of historical grammar which show the development of morphology from a diachronic perspective are introduced.
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Course content:
1. Morphology as a branch of linguistics: its scope and interests.
2. Inflectional morphology.
3. Derivational morphology.
4. Word-formation processes.
5. A word and its structure.
6. Some elements of historical grammar: morphology.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
presentation, discussion, text analysis, language analysis, pair work, ICT tools/e-learning/MSTeams option if needed
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
obligatory courses
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Requirements
Course coordinators
Term 2022/23-L: | Term 2024/25-L: | Term 2023/24-L: |
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019:
Knowledge
1. A student knows the key concepts in morphology (k_W02/P6S_WG)
2. A student knows the main theories and approaches to analyse morphological phenomena (k_W04/P6S_WG)
3. A student knows the complex nature and historical changes of language regarding morphology. (k_W05/P6S_WG)
Skills
3. A student is able to use terminology relevant to morphology (k_U01/P6S_UW)
4. A student is able to work in pairs or groups on different morphology related tasks (k_U08/P65_UO)
Social competences
5 A student is ready to accept synchronic and diachronic differences in morphological structures of English and recognize them as natural effects of language variety and change (k_K03/P6S_KO)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes
1. Active in-class participation - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)
2. Individual presentations - 30% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,5)
3. Final written test - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,5)
Grading scale for the test:
60-67% = 3.0
68-75% = 3.5
76-83% = 4.0
84-91% = 4.5
92-100% = 5.0
pass at 60% of the final grade
Bibliography
Reading list:
Carstairs-McCarthy, A. (2002). An introduction to English morphology: Words and their structure. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Lieber, R. (2009). Introducing morphology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Matthews, P. H. (1991). Morphology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Szymanek, B. (2012). Introduction to morphological analysis. Warszawa: PWN.
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