80-786 Words and Word Formation: Introduction to Morphology

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

How many words do you know Is gonna one word or two How many meanings does unlockable have If someone can be inept, why cant they be ept In this course we study the linguistics of words and word formation, known as morphology. We begin by asking what a word is, about the internal structure of words, and how new words are formed. Throughout, we will consider these questions from a crosslinguistic perspective, looking at morphological data from a wide range of languages. We will also consider how morphology interacts with other subfields of linguistics, including phonology, syntax and semantics. Finally, we will survey morphological questions from the perspectives of language acquisition, psychology, and cognitive science.

Prerequisites: none listed

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