Universität Wien

160141 VO Lecture on Morphology (2020S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
Moodle

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Details

Language: German, English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 05.03. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 19.03. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 26.03. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 02.04. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 23.04. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 30.04. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 07.05. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 14.05. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 28.05. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 04.06. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Thursday 18.06. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course introduces students to foundational questions in morphology and some of the main approaches to these questions, including lexicalism, Distributed Morphology, nanosyntax, optimality theory, and harmonic grammars.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam
-- Edited to reflect the situation due to COVID-19:
The exam on June 25, 2020 will be administered online. Explicit information will be posted on the Moodle course page in due time.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students have a command of the topics discussed in the course. Attendance, while not obligatory, is explicitly recommended.
Grading scale:
0-50% = negativ
51-64% = genügend
65-77% = befriedigend
78-89% = gut
90% und mehr = sehr gut

Examination topics

All the topics discussed in the course.

Reading list

(Selection, further details to be explicated on the course page on Moodle.)

Lecture slides uploaded on Moodle.

Baker, Mark C. and Jonathan David Bobaljik. 2002. Introduction to Morphology. Ms., Rutgers/UConn.
Bobaljik, Jonathan David. 2017. Distributed morphology. Oxford Research Encyclopedia in Linguistics.
Borer, Hagit. 2001. Morphology and syntax. In A. Spencer & A. M. Zwicky (eds.) The handbook of morphology 149-190. Blackwell.
Caha, Pavel. 2009. The Nanosyntax of Case. Tromso PhD Dissertation.
Di Sciullo, Anna-Maria and Edwin Williams. 1987. On the definition of word. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
Harley, Heidi. 2006. English Words: A Linguistic Introduction. Blackwell Publishing.
Harley, Heidi and Rolf Noyer. 1999. Distributed Morphology: State-of-the-Article. Glot International 4/4: 3-9.
Marantz, Alec. 1997. No escape from syntax: don’t try morphological analysis in the privacy of your own lexicon. In A. Dimitriadis et al. (eds.), Proceedings of the 21st Annual Penn Linguistics Colloquium 201–25. Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics 4.2.

Association in the course directory

MA1-M3
MA4-WM1.1
MA4-WM1.3
MA4-WM1.4

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:17