LING 2046 - Morphology and Syntax
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2014
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code LING 2046 Course Morphology and Syntax Coordinating Unit Linguistics Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Prerequisites 12 units Level I including LING 1101 Incompatible LING 2035 & 3035 Assessment Practical assignments (45%), class presentation (15%), sumative morphological analysis (30%), attendance and participation (10%) Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Mark Clendon
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1 Develop understanding about the semiotic operation of language in a range of modes, including morphosyntactic coding and pragmatic implicature and be able to articulate these understandings. 2 Develop understanding about the structure of language, including its morphological subsystems. 3 Develop understanding about morphophonemic process in language. 4 Develop understanding about the lexicon and lexical categories. 5 Develop understanding about compositionality, constituency and dependency relations and be able to identify constituent structure at an advanced level. 6 Develop understanding about issues in linguistic typology. 7 Develop understanding about grammatical relations and their expression. 8 Develop understanding about both lexical and derivational valence and its implications for argument structure. 9 Develop understanding about a variety of complex sentence phenomena. 10 Develop in students the ability to undertake grammatical analysis of unfamiliar languages, and an awareness of the range of coding phenomena encountered. University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Skills of a high order in interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication. 10 A commitment to continuous learning and the capacity to maintain intellectual curiosity throughout life. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 8. 9. 10 An awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues within a global context and their importance in the exercise of professional skills and responsibilities. 10 -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This course is delivered through a two-hour lecture and one-hour tutorial each week. Lectures will provide much of the content, but will also provide opportunity for discussion of issues from time to time. Tutorials will be more focussed on practical engagement with language data, problem-solving and discussion. Formative work will be undertaken in tutorials to prepare students for the completion of summative assessment tasks.
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
1 x 1-hour lecture per week 12 hours per semester 1 x 2-hour semester per week or equivalent 24 hours per semester 4 hours reading per week 48 hours per semester 3 hours research per week 36 hours per semester 3 hours assignment preparation per week 36 hours per semester TOTAL WORKLOAD 156 hours per semester Learning Activities Summary
Schedule Week 1 Introduction to morphology, the morpheme Week 2 Inflectional and derivational morphology Week 3 Semitic morphology Week 4 Reanalysis and other morphological mechanisms of
lexical expansionWeek 5 Parts of speech Week 6 Pragmatics Week 7 Generative grammar: X-bar syntax Week 8 X-bar syntax (cont) Week 9 Grammatical relations, grammatical alignment Week 10 Valency Week 11 Complex sentences Week 12 Linguistic historical typology -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Weighting Learning Outcome Data analysis task 1 Formative and Summative 15% 1-10 Data analysis task 2 Formative and Summative 15% 1-10 Data analysis task 3 Formative and Summative 15% 1-10 Data analysis task 4 Formative and Summative 15% 1-10 Data analysis task 5 Formative and Summative 15% 1-10 Class presentation Formative and Summative 25% 1-10 Assessment Detail
Data analysis tasks (15% x 5)
Students will analyse data from a variety of languages in order to gain familiarity with the
range and scope of linguistic coding possibilities, and in order to become
competent at applying principles learned in class.
Class presentation (25%)
Students will select a time in a seminar to present to the class a discussion of some aspect
of morphology and/or syntax, with reference to a language of their choice, and on a topic of their choice that has been approved by the course coordinator. Presentations should be of about 20 minutes.
Submission
All assignments are to be handed in, with a signed cover sheet attached, to the School Office, Napier Building Level 7. (Linguistics cover sheets (purple) are available outside the School Office).Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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