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LING369 Morphology and Syntax

Updated: 02 February 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites LING102
Co-requisites None
Restrictions LING313 or LING469
Notes None
Combined Units LING469 - Morphology and Syntax
Coordinator(s) Brett Baker (bbaker2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit builds on the morphology and syntax from foundation units in linguistics. Taking a typological perspective on the main morphological and syntactic phenomena of the world's languages, it covers standard analytical techniques including word formation rules and tree structures. There is an emphasis on problem solving and data analysis. While the emphasis is on analysis, rather than theory, it also introduces some theoretical and conceptual issues that arise in language description. The unit is supported by a variety of online tools including online assessment. Web access is essential.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Analyzing Grammar
ISBN: 9780521016537
Kroeger, P.R., Cambridge University Press 2005
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Bi-weekly Tests 25%
Assessment Notes
5x submit solutions to bi-weekly problems (assessed for content); alternating weeks with the practical exercises. 5% each
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 and 3 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 6
Online Assessment 40%
Assessment Notes
Online quiz (broken into three parts), testing students' analyses of a large data problem set from an unknown language
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 and 3 GA: 1,4 and 6
Practical 5%
Assessment Notes
Practical exercises and participation: 5% prac exercises: submit solutions to five bi-weekly problems (assessed for submission only).
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 and 3 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8
Final Examination 2 hrs 30%
Assessment Notes
Short answer and problem solving
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 and 3 GA: 1, 2 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. analyse morphological and syntactic data in any language using the techniques of descriptive grammar;
  2. describe the major types of morphological and syntactic phenomena found among the languages of the world;
  3. define the technical terms and discourse of morphological and syntactic analysis.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will understand the principles of morphological and syntactic typology which is taught in lectures, study notes and readings, practised in tutorial and online exercises, and assessed via worksheet assignments and the exam. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The unit will focus on analysis and argumentation, and will thereby improve students' communication skills in those two areas. Part of the assessment involves team collaboration (see below). Communication skills will be taught and assessed through each assessment task 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit will use data from a range of languages. 		True
4 Information Literacy
The unit will require access to the web and use of online resources and tools. Students will develop a high degree of competence in finding and evaluating complex information from various sources, with an emphasis on electronically-available sources. This skill is assessed through assessment tasks. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The unit will encourage students to think critically about the structures of languages they are exposed to. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Much of the assessment will be based around problem solving, using logical analytical techniques but also requiring creative thinking to solve in many cases. Students' problem solving skills are developed and assessed in all their assessment tasks. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will need to be mindful of their ethical responsibilities to other students. 		True
8 Team Work
Students collaborate (in online discussions) to understand the solutions to problems and is assessed via this component. 		True True True
   

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