120174 PS Linguistics: Introductory Seminar (204) = Proseminar 2 (2009S)

In this course we will explore the nature of the human word-store or 'mental lexicon'. We will be looking at morphology and processes of word-formation, at approaches to word meaning, at phonological and syntactic information in the lexicon, and at formulaic language and pre-fabricated chunks. Furthermore, we will discuss how people learn words (in a first and second language), and how they understand and use them. Finally, we will also acquaint ourselves with the dictionary on the shelf and try to relate it to the one in the head.