German phonology and morphology
Monty Wilkinson
12 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
*
Corequisite: GNM4625
Objectives At the end of the semester students should have a thorough knowledge of the sound system of Modern Standard German, both vowels and consonants; have an improved knowledge of certain phonological processes in Modern Standard German, eg final devoicing of obstruents, assimilations, umlauting as a grammatical marker; have gained some knowledge of different theoretical approaches to data; know the fundamental word classes of German and how the inflectional systems of German work; have gained a knowledge of certain types of word formation in German, above all compounding and derivation.
Synopsis This subject consists of an investigation of German phonology (phonemics and phonetics) in a generative framework, followed by an investigation of the combinatory properties (ie cluster formation) in various generative frameworks. This will be followed by an investigation of the basic papers on morphological analysis, with special reference to German.
Assessment Written (7000 words): 70%
* Examination (2 hours): 30%
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