160133 PS Introductory Seminar on Morphology (2017S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Sa 04.02.2017 08:00 to Su 19.02.2017 12:00
- Registration is open from Tu 21.02.2017 15:00 to We 26.04.2017 15:00
- Registration is open from Tu 02.05.2017 15:40 to We 24.05.2017 15:00
- Deregistration possible until We 24.05.2017 15:00
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: German, English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 30.05. 15:15 - 18:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Thursday 01.06. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Thursday 08.06. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Tuesday 13.06. 15:15 - 18:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Tuesday 20.06. 15:15 - 18:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Thursday 22.06. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Tuesday 27.06. 15:15 - 18:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
- Thursday 29.06. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course provides an introduction to morphological theory, with a focus on realizational approaches, especially Distributed Morphology (DM). We will start with a survey of different theoretical approaches and then focus on recent work in DM, especially Harley (2013), Embick (2015) and Merchant (2015). Topics include issues of linearization, the morphology-syntax interface, contextual allomorphy/Spanning and late insertion of roots. The aim is to understand current problems in morphological theory and critically evaluate the respective merit of different approaches.
Assessment and permitted materials
Attendance and participation are required. Students are expected to read the assigned articles before class and be prepared to discuss them. Moreover, each student is expected to give a brief presentation on one of the assigned readings, and write a short term paper on some aspect of one of the topics discussed in class.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Command of the recent literature and the main topics and analyses in morphological theory.
Examination topics
Everything discussed in class (note that this may not include *all* of the readings listed below, as the syllabus will change slightly depending on how much we cover each time).
Reading list
• Background readings:Baker, Mark C., and Jonathan David Bobaljik. 2002. Introduction to Morphology. Ms.,
Rutgers/UConn.
Bobaljik, Jonathan David. 2015. Distributed morphology. Chapter ms., University of Connecticut.
http://bobaljik.uconn.edu/papers/DM_ORE.pdf
Halle, Morris, and Alec Marantz. 1994. Some key features in of Distributed Morphology. MITWPL
21, 275-288.
Nevins, Andrew. 2016. Lectures on postsyntactic morphology. Unpublished lecture notes,
https://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/002587• To be discussed in class:
Embick, David. 2012. Contextual conditions on stem alternations: illustrations from the Spanish
Conjugation. In Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory 2010: Selected papers from ‘Going Romance’, Leiden 2010, ed. I. Franco et al., 2140. John Benjamins.
Embick, David. 2015. The Morpheme. De Gruyter.
Embick, David and Alec Marantz. 2008. Architecture and blocking. Linguistic Inquiry 39/1: 1-53.
Embick, David and Rolf Noyer. 2001. Movement operations after syntax. Linguistic Inquiry 32/4:
555-95.
Harley, Heidi. 2011. Affixation and the Mirror Principle. In Interfaces in Linguistics, ed. R. Folli et
al., 166-186. Oxford: OUP.
Haugen, Jason D. and Dan Siddiqi. 2013. Roots and the derivation. Linguistic Inquiry 44/3: 493
517.
Marantz, Alec. 1997. No escape from syntax: don’t try morphological analysis in the privacy of
your own lexicon. Proceedings of the 21st Annual Penn Linguistics Colloquium, ed. by A.
Dimitriadis et al., 201225. Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics 4.2.
Merchant, Jason. 2015. How much context is enough? Two cases of span-conditioned
allomorphy. Linguistic Inquiry 46/2: 273-303.
Svenonius, Peter. 2012. Spanning. Ms. CASTL, University of Tromsø.
https://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/001501
Rutgers/UConn.
Bobaljik, Jonathan David. 2015. Distributed morphology. Chapter ms., University of Connecticut.
http://bobaljik.uconn.edu/papers/DM_ORE.pdf
Halle, Morris, and Alec Marantz. 1994. Some key features in of Distributed Morphology. MITWPL
21, 275-288.
Nevins, Andrew. 2016. Lectures on postsyntactic morphology. Unpublished lecture notes,
https://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/002587• To be discussed in class:
Embick, David. 2012. Contextual conditions on stem alternations: illustrations from the Spanish
Conjugation. In Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory 2010: Selected papers from ‘Going Romance’, Leiden 2010, ed. I. Franco et al., 2140. John Benjamins.
Embick, David. 2015. The Morpheme. De Gruyter.
Embick, David and Alec Marantz. 2008. Architecture and blocking. Linguistic Inquiry 39/1: 1-53.
Embick, David and Rolf Noyer. 2001. Movement operations after syntax. Linguistic Inquiry 32/4:
555-95.
Harley, Heidi. 2011. Affixation and the Mirror Principle. In Interfaces in Linguistics, ed. R. Folli et
al., 166-186. Oxford: OUP.
Haugen, Jason D. and Dan Siddiqi. 2013. Roots and the derivation. Linguistic Inquiry 44/3: 493
517.
Marantz, Alec. 1997. No escape from syntax: don’t try morphological analysis in the privacy of
your own lexicon. Proceedings of the 21st Annual Penn Linguistics Colloquium, ed. by A.
Dimitriadis et al., 201225. Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics 4.2.
Merchant, Jason. 2015. How much context is enough? Two cases of span-conditioned
allomorphy. Linguistic Inquiry 46/2: 273-303.
Svenonius, Peter. 2012. Spanning. Ms. CASTL, University of Tromsø.
https://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/001501
Association in the course directory
MA1-M3
MA4-WM1.1
MA4-WM1.3
MA4-WM1.4
MA4-WM1.1
MA4-WM1.3
MA4-WM1.4
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