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LING469 Morphology and Syntax

Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites LING450 or LING453
Co-requisites None
Restrictions LING313 or LING369
Notes None
Combined Units LING369 - 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 , Online
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 Tests: submit solutions to 5 b-iweekly 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 and 6
Online Assessment 40%
Assessment Notes
Mandatory 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, 2 and 6
Practical 5%
Assessment Notes
Practical exercises and participation: 5% prac exercises: submit solutions to five biweekly problems (assessed for submission only).
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 and 3 GA: 1, 2, 6 and 8
Worksheet 30% 1500-2000
Assessment Notes
Worksheet-style assignment with several larger problems in analysis
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 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;
  4. make and assess critical arguments for analyses of morphological and syntactic phenomena;
  5. anaylse current research in typological and descriptive grammar.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will demonstrate a command of typology, morphology and syntax based on the highest standards of academic scholarship. It is taught in podcasts, study notes and readings, practised in online exercises, and assessed via worksheet assignments and quizzes. 		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, it is assessed in all assessment tasks. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit will use data from a range of languages. Materials and discussion topics will underline this and candidates will be expected to reflect this in their assignments. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
The unit will require access to the web and use of online resources. Students will develop a high degree of competence in finding and evaluating complex information from various sources, with an emphasis on electronically-available sources 		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 their assessment tasks. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will need to be mindful of their ethical responsibilities, both to human subjects and to other students. 		True
8 Team Work
Part of the assessment ('online prac exercise') will involve student collaboration to reach a joint answer to a data problem. 		True True True
   

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