Admission Requirements
None.
Description
In this course we focus on the morphology of English, using as our background Plag’s book on English word-formation (Plag 2003). In addition, we will study a number of articles on morphological topics (such as inflection, derivation, compounding and productivity) to deepen our understanding of the issues involved.
Course Objectives
To extend the students’ knowledge of morphological theory as applied to English (building on introductory textbooks, e.g. Carstairs-McCarthy 2002); to introduce them to the question of the relationship between morphological theory and data.
Timetable
The timetable will be available from July 1 onwards on the Department website.
Mode of Instruction
Two-hour seminar per week.
Assessment
Presentation/participation (10%)
Essay 1, 1500 words (40%)
Essay 2, 2000 words (50%)
Blackboard
This course is not supported by Blackboard.
Reading list
Plag, Ingo (2003). Word-formation in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Carstairs-McCarthy (2002). An Introduction to English Morphology. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (or a comparable introductory book)
Additional reading material (made available during the course)
Registration
Students can register through uSis.
Contact information
English Department, P.N. van Eyckhof 4, room 103c. Phone: 071 527 2144, or mail: english@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Remarks
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