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Morphology Course Outline

The document outlines a course on Morphology offered by the Centre for Linguistics at JNU, led by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Das and instructors Zoya Fatma and Smriti Choudhary. It covers various units including the introduction to linguistics and morphology, nominal and verbal morphology, and word formation processes, along with essential readings and evaluation criteria. The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of morphological concepts and their applications.

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Morphology Course Outline

The document outlines a course on Morphology offered by the Centre for Linguistics at JNU, led by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Das and instructors Zoya Fatma and Smriti Choudhary. It covers various units including the introduction to linguistics and morphology, nominal and verbal morphology, and word formation processes, along with essential readings and evaluation criteria. The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of morphological concepts and their applications.

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Centre for Linguistics, JNU

Introduction to Morphology
Course In-charge: Dr. Pradeep Kumar Das

Course instructor: Zoya Fatma ([email protected])


Smriti Choudhary ([email protected])
Unit 1: Introduction
 Linguistics
 Phonology – IPA
 Morphology - background, beginnings
 Why study morphology
 Goals of morphological study
Unit 2: Introduction to morphology
 What is a word?
 Relationship between: Word & Word-form.
 Simple word & Complex word
 Morpheme
 Morph
 Allomorph
 Types of morphemes - free, bound, portmanteau
 Root, Base, Stem
 Affixes - Prefix, Suffix, Infix, Circumfix
Unit 3: Nominal and Verbal Morphology
 Noun Morphology - Person, Number and Gender
 Verbal Morphology - Tense, Aspect and Mood
 Case
Unit 4: Word formation process
 Types of word formation processes: concatenative and non-concatenative
 Affixation
 Compounding
 Base modification
 Reduplication
 Conversion
 Acronyms
 Derivation and inflection
Essential readings:
Booij, G. (2005). The Grammar of Words. Oxford University Press.
Fromkin, V., R. Rodman & N. Hyams. (2014). An Introduction to Language. Tenth Edition.
Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Haspelmath, M. & A. Sims. (2012). Understanding Morphology. Second Edition. Hodder
Education.
Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics. 12th Edition. The
Ohio State University Press

Mode of Evaluation:
Class participation 20%
Assignments and Tests 15% + 15%
End-semester exam 50%

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