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GERM1344 - English: IIIa Linguistics: English Morphology



ECTS - Credits : 6

Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , second term, 30 hours of theory.

Timetable :
Language of instruction :
English

Learning outcomes :
By the end of the course of English morphology, students are expected to be able:
- to use the metalanguage enabling them to identify and define the main morphological phenomena and formation processes of English words;
- to define, on the basis of examples, morphological phenomena and formation processes of English words;
- to demonstrate the morphological analysis of constructed words;
- to explain, on the basis of examples, the main morphological contrasts between English and French;
- to provide a critical analysis of morphological data encoded in monolingual and bilingual dictionaries;
- to summarise the contents of scholarly works in the field of English morphology;
- to present orally, by means of a PowerPoint presentation, the results of empirical studies in the field of English morphology.

Prerequisites and co-requisites / Recommended optional programme components :
General knowledge of the principles of English morphology (inflection and formation of words) studied within the framework of the second-year course of English linguistics.

Course contents :
In third year, the course of English linguistics deals with morphology and, more specifically, with the formation of words (affixation, composition, conversion, etc). Emphasis will be placed on the formation of neologisms in modern English, on the notion of morphological productivity, on the contrastive approach of the processes of forming words in English and in French, and on the lexicographical and pedagogical applications of morphology (inclusion and representation of derivational affixes and the words thus derived in monolingual and bilingual dictionaries; the role of word formation processes in the learning and teaching of a second or foreign language). The class sessions will include practical activities in support of the course material covered.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Theoretical lectures accompanied by interactive exercises and activities giving students the opportunity to implement the morphological knowledge developed during the course. Inasmuch as possible, the course will be conducted in an interactive manner and will require active student participation.

Assessment methods and criteria :
Formative assessment:
The various activities and exercises organised during the class sessions should make it possible to evaluate the students' progress.

Certificate-based assessment:
The written examination at the conclusion of first term will include both theoretical questions and exercises. The students' degree of participation in class (particularly the presentation of a scholarly article) will also count towards the final grade.

Recommended or required reading :
1. English Morphology :
Bassac C. (2004) Principes de morphologie anglaise. Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux: Pessac.
Bauer L. (1983) English Word-Formation. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.
Bauer L. (2001) Morphological Productivity. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.
Brinton L. J. (2000) The Structure of Modern English. A Linguistic Introduction. Benjamins: Amsterdam/Philadelphia.
Carstairs-McCarthy A. (2002) An Introduction to English Morphology. Words and their Structure. Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh.
Lieber L. (2005) English Word-Formation Processes. Observations, Issues and Thoughts on Future Research. In P. Stekauer & R. Lieber (eds) Handbook of Word-Formation. Springer: Dordrecht, 375-427.
Marchand H. (1969) The Categories and Types of Present-Day English Word-Formation. A Synchronic-Diachronic Approach. C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung: München.
Nagano I. (2007) Marchand's analysis of back-formation revisited: Back-formation as a type of conversion. Acta Linguistica Hungarica, 54(1): 33-72.
Plag I. (2003) Word-Formation in English. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.
Stockwell R. & D. Minkova (2009) English Words: History and Structure. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.
Szymanek B. (2005) The Latest Trends in English Word-Formation. In In P. Stekauer & R. Lieber (eds) Handbook of Word-Formation. Springer: Dordrecht, 429-448.
Trevian I. (2010) Les affixes anglais, productivité, formation de néologismes et contraintes combinatoires. Peter Lang: Bern.

2. Morphology English Franch :
Paillard M. (2000) Lexicologie contrastive anglais-français. Formation des mots et construction du sens. Ophrys: Paris.

3. Morphology and lexicography :
Callahan J. (2011) It's Not Impossible: Bringing Derived Words Out of the Shadows in an Electronic Dictionary. In Proceedings of eLex 2011, 60-65.
Prcic T. (1999) The treatment of affixes in the ‘big four' EFL dictionaries. International Journal of Lexicography, 12(4): 263-279.

4. Morphology and acquisition of a second language :
Bauer L. & I.S.P. Nation (1993) Word families. International Journal of Lexicography, 6(4): 253-279.
Schmitt N. & C. Zimmerman (2002) Derivative word forms: what do learners know? TESOL Quarterly, 36(2): 145-171.

Other information :
Students will receive written material relating to the academic lectures and to the activities related thereto. These documents distributed at each session, will allow students to have a clear idea of ??the structure of the course and help them take notes, which nevertheless remains essential. Scientific papers should be read and prepared in advance.