175-213 Morphology

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175-213 Morphology
Note	Formerly available as 175-425. Students who have completed 175-425 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Availability	2nd and 3rd year
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Dr Rachel Nordlinger
Semester	Not Offered (view timetable)
Contact	Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week. There will be no tutorial in the first week of semester
Subject Description	This subject introduces students to the morphological diversity of the world's languages, to the principles, the techniques and theories needed to analyse them; and to their relation to syntax, phonology, semantics and discourse function.
Generic Skills	develop skills in critical thinking and analysis; develop skills in thinking in theoretical terms; develop skill in communicating knowledge intelligibly and economically; develop skill in observation and attention to detail.
Assessment	Practical assignments totalling 2500 words 60% (due throughout the semester) and a take-home examination totalling 1500 words 40% (at the end of semester).
Prescribed Texts	L Bavr, Introducing Linguistic Morphology. (2nd ed) Edinburgh University Press 2003.

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