Notions of word are fundamental in understanding language. This unit introduces the analysis of word structure. Topics include the diverse phenomena of word structure in the languages of the world; analysis in morpheme-based and word-based models; and the relationships between the lexicon and phonology and syntax, including inflectional paradigms and word formation. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr John Henderson
Prerequisites: (LING2002 Phonetics and Phonology: the Sounds of the World's Languages or LING2201 Phonetics and Phonology) and [LING2001 Grammatical Theory: the Structure of Sentences or LING2202 Grammatical Theory (Syntax)]
