UCL - Introduction to English linguistics : phonology and morphology

[GERM1323]

[22.5h + 5h] 4 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Sylviane Granger

Language: English

Level: First

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

Provide a foundation course in English phonology and morphology and train students in the reading and writing of scientific articles in these two fields.

Main themes

The course provides an introduction to English phonetics, phonology and morphology.
1. Phonetics and phonology: vowels, diphthongs, consonants; accentuation; intonation; phonetic transcription.
2. Morphology: morphemes and allomorphs; inflection and derivation; neologisms.

Content and teaching methods

The course provides an introduction to English phonetics, phonology and morphology via lectures and exercise sessions which give students the opportunity to practise phonetic script, accentuation rules and morphological rules.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisite: GERM 1123.
Assessment: written exam (theory and exercises).
Teaching materials:
- Brinton, L. (2000) The Structure of Modern English. A Linguistic Introduction (with CD-ROM workbook). John Benjamins.