English Morphology


1.      Learning Objectives        

At the end of the semester, students are expected to: 1) have a solid understanding of the notion and theories of Morphology and 2) be able to apply their knowledge and analysis for practical purposes.

 

2.      Course Description

The aim of the course is to provide the students with some knowledge of English Morphology: the concept of morphemes and their allophones, principles of descriptive analysis in English morphology, principles of identifying and isolating morphemes, types of morphemes based on segmental and supra-segmental phonemes and the distribution of morphemes, such as, bound versus free morphemes, roots versus stems, and roots versus non-roots.