BASIC COURSE OUTLINE Subject : Morphology Credit : 2
Code : ENG227
Lecturer : Siti Sudartini A. Objectives
Upon completion of the course the students are expected to:
1. demonstrate a good understanding of forms of English words in different uses and constructions,
2. have deeper insights into morphological process, and 3. have skills in morphological analyses.
B. Description
This course is both theoretical and practical in nature. It is theoretical in that it provides the students with considerable knowledge of morphological terms and process. It is practical in that it helps the students to develop their skills in morphological analyses. The topics cover morphological terms, morphological processes, and morphological analyses on words in English and other languages. C. Materials
Words in English and other languages are used as materials to be analyzed. They are analyzed on the basis of the following topics:
1. word, word-form, lexemes 2. morphemes, allomorphs 3. roots, bases, affixes
4. free morphemes, bound morphemes
5. affixation: suffixes, prefixes, circumfixes, infixes, interfixes, transfixes 6. inflection, derivation
7. reduplication
8. blends, clipped words, acronyms D. Course Progression
Meeting Topic Duration
I Orientation 100’
II Words, word-form, lexemes 100’
III Morphemes, allomorphs 100’
IV Roots, bases, affixes 100’
V Free morphemes, bound morphemes 100’
VI Affixation 100’
VII Affixation 100’
VIII Mid-test 100’
IX Reduplication, Internal Change 100’
X Inflection, derivation 100’
XI Inflection, derivation 100’
XII Blends, clipped words, acronyms 100’
XIV History activities in the classroom. Grades will be awarded to the students who complete the four assessment components.
F. References
Bauer, L. (1983). English Word-formation. Cambridge: CUP.
Bauer, L. (1988). Introducing Linguistic Morphology. Edinburgh: EUP.
Carstairs, Andrew-McCarthy. (2002). An Introduction to English Morphology: Words and Their Structure. Edinburgh: EUP Ltd.
O’Grady, W., Dobrovolsky, M., and Katamba, F. (1996). Contemporary Linguistics-An Introduction (3rded.). Edinburgh: Pearson Education Limited.
