Use it to keep track of what we've done and where we're going.
Full citations for course readings can be found on the reading list.
W Jan 9
- Covered: Intro to course; Concepts and questions in morphology (handout provided in class)
- Assignment: Chichewa problem, due F Jan 11
(hard copy due at the beginning of class)
- List all of the morphemes that you can find in this data set.
- Do some of them have more than one surface form? If so, list both/all forms and attempt to characterize the relevant phonological environment for each.
- Try to give a gloss for each morpheme that you find. Which ones are difficult, and why? Is there anything noteworthy or unusual about the meanings of some of the inflectional morphemes in this data set?
F Jan 11
- Covered: Morphological segmentation -- Chichewa
problem, Nida's (1949) principles of morpheme identification
- Nida (1949) is available as an optional reading if you are interested (Blackboard link)
- Reading: Dixon & Aikhenvald (2002); use Blackboard link and reading guide
M Jan 14
- Covered: Wrap-up of overview material
- Comments on Chichewa morpheme segmentation problem
- Notes are available on Blackboard (Course documents > Handouts and other supplemental materials)
- Nida's principles of morphological analysis and data from Chichewa, English
- Comparing models of morphology in linguistic theory
- Comments on Chichewa morpheme segmentation problem
- Reading: We will discuss Dixon & Aikhenvald (2002) next class; no new reading reaction is due
W Jan 16
- Covered: Dixon & Aikhenvald (2002) -- What is a 'word'? Do we need the category? What are phonological word and grammatical word? What is a clitic, and why is it interesting in this context?
- Reading: Katamba & Stonham (2006) and Aikhenvald (2007); use Blackboard links (K&S) (A) and reading guide
F Jan 18
- Covered: Katamba & Stonham (2006) and Aikhenvald (2007) -- Morphological typology; productivity, grammaticalization, lexicalization
- Reading: Stump (1998); use Blackboard link and reading guide
M Jan 21
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No class -- Holiday
W Jan 23
- Covered: Stump (1998) -- Inflectional morphology, and one approach to the structure of the lexicon
- Reading: Friday will be a data day; there is no assigned reading
and no reading reaction due Friday
- I had hoped to be able to post the original grammar that I will be using for my data presentation. Unfortunately, I have realized that this would require scanning most of the book, which is not practical. Instead, I will put the grammar on reserve after tomorrow's class so you can look at it if you are interested.
F Jan 25
- Covered: Data presentation -- Jen (Cherokee)
- Handout on requirements for data presentation (PDF)
- Updatable web page on information to include for data presentations
- Reading: Beard (1998); use Blackboard link and reading guide
M Jan 28
- Covered: Beard (1998) -- Derivation, and implications for the morphology/syntax interface
- Reading: Halpern (1998); use Blackboard link and reading guide
W Jan 30
- Covered: Halpern (1998) -- Clitics, and sorting out effects of morphology/phonology/syntax
- Reading: Baker (1985); use Blackboard link and reading guide
F Feb 1
- Covered: Baker (1985) -- The Mirror Principle and its empirical motivation
- Reading: We will continue discussing Baker (1985); there is a new
reading guide for the last part of the paper
- For Monday's reading reaction, please focus on something from sec 5 or 6 of the paper (although relating something in that part to something in an earlier section is also fine)
- One-time offer: There may have been some confusion over whether there was a RR due today or not (for Baker, sections 1-4); if you didn't submit one for today, I can take it on Monday for a one-point late penalty
M Feb 4
- Covered: Baker (1985) -- Theoretical implications of the Mirror Principle
- Reading: Hyman (2003); use online article link (available through UNC) and reading guide
- Prepare: We will begin on Wednesday by finishing up the discussion of Baker (1985), section 6; this is included on the Hyman (2003) reading guide
W Feb 6
- Covered: Hyman (2003) -- Implications of Bantu morphology for the morphology/syntax interface and the Mirror Principle
- Reading: Friday will be a data day; there is no assigned reading and no reading reaction due Friday
F Feb 8
- Covered: Data presentations -- Kate (Ket), Tarah (Tawala)
- Reading: We will continue discussing Hyman (2003); there is a new
reading guide for the last part of the paper
- For Monday's reading reaction, please focus on something from sec 4 or 5 of the paper (although relating something in that part to something in an earlier section is also fine)
- Remember there are now revised guidelines for reading reactions
M Feb 11
- Covered: More on Hyman (2003) -- Phonological evidence for template effects; historical and functional factors as giving rise to template systems
- Reading: On Wednesday, we will begin an exploration of the model of Distributed Morphology
- First, read section 1 only of Halle & Marantz (1993) (Blackboard link)
- Then, read Harley & Noyer (1999) (Blackboard link)
- Reading guide
- Special requirements for Wednesday's reading reaction: Identify the point from the readings that you would most like to discuss in class. Summarize what you understand about that point, and describe what you would like to discuss or clarify.
- FYI: There are links related to Distributed Morphology, including a FAQ, available on the Resources page
W Feb 13
- Covered: Introduction to Distributed Morphology -- Halle & Marantz (1993), sec 1, and Harley & Noyer (1999)
- Prepare:
- Friday is a data day; no reading or reading reaction is due
- For Monday, we will continue with Halle & Marantz (1993), sec 2 and 3. (If I get a chance before Friday, I will post the reading guide early.)
F Feb 15
- Covered: Data day: Scott (Sabanê), Chris (Icelandic)
- Reading: Continue with Halle & Marantz (1993), sec 2 and 3; use reading guide
M Feb 18
- Covered: Distributed Morphology -- Halle & Marantz (1993), sec 2-sec 3
- Reading: Continue with Halle & Marantz (1993), sec 4 and (part of) sec 5; use reading guide
- We will begin on Wednesday with the rest of the Georgian discussion, focusing on Vocabulary Insertion and the Subset Principle -- also Judson's question about how to determine which "movement" operations are morphological and which are syntactic
W Feb 20
- Covered: Halle & Marantz (1993), sec 4-sec 5.3
- Rest of Georgian discussion (sec 2): Vocabulary Insertion and the Subset Principle
- English (sec 4): Evidence for zero morphemes
- Prepare:
- Friday is a data day; no reading or reading reaction is due
- On Monday, we will discuss Potawatomi and wrap up Halle & Marantz (1993) -- stay tuned for special instructions on the reading reaction due Monday
F Feb 22
- Covered: Data day: Inma (Bukawa)
- Prepare: On Monday, we will wrap up our discussion of
inflectional morphology/f-morphemes in DM
- We will discuss Potawatomi (H&M 93, sec 5.1-5.3) specifically concerning evidence for the distinction between contextual allomorphy and readjustment rules
- I will present arguments from Pullum & Zwicky (1992) [optional reading; available online] addressed to a DM precursor, and we will consider if or how H&M have addressed them
- Reading reaction: Brief and easy this time -- Please submit a question or comment about what you would most like to discuss in class concerning f-morphemes in DM
M Feb 25
- Covered: Wrap-up of f-morphemes in Distributed Morphology
- Halle & Marantz (1993), sec 5 through 5.3
- Discussion of class questions
- Prepare: We will continue our discussion of questions submitted by the class on Wed
- Please bring the questions handout distributed at the end of class
- Reading reaction: Choose any one of the pre-DM readings and find and describe some kind of problem or open question (or, in the case of Baker or Hyman, maybe some complex or unsatisfying theoretical proposal). Then, discuss how DM would address that issue. Does it provide any improvement?
W Feb 27
- Covered: Class discussion: Applications and criticisms of DM
- Prepare: Friday is a data day; no reading or reading reaction is due
- If you want to get an early start on the reading for Monday, it's Harley & Noyer (1998) (Blackboard link)
F Feb 29
- Covered: Data day: Sarah (Tariana), Noah (Kabardian)
- Reading: Harley & Noyer (1998); use Blackboard link and reading guide
- Upcoming: Final project information; I will take questions in class on Mon
M Mar 3
- Covered: Harley & Noyer (1998) -- Argument-structure alternations in English; l-morphemes in DM
- Prepare: We will continue this discussion on Wed
- No new reading reaction due
W Mar 5
- Covered: Harley & Noyer (1998) --
l-morphemes and features; Vocabulary vs. Encyclopedia
- For more about the syntactic motivation for VP shells, see Ch 7 of the Santorini & Kroch online syntax textbook
- Prepare: Friday is a data day; no reading or reading reaction is due
- Upcoming: Initial topic submission for final project is due M Mar 17 (see final project information handout)
F Mar 7
- Covered:
- Data day: Benton (Tagalog)
- More on suppletion in DM as discussed in Harley & Noyer (1998)
- Assignment: Initial topic submission for final project is due M Mar 17 (see final project information handout)
M Mar 10
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No class -- Spring Break
W Mar 12
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No class -- Spring Break
F Mar 14
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No class -- Spring Break
M Mar 17
- Covered:
- Final project topics
- Morphology/phonology interactions: Highlights from Lexical Phonology
- See the list of supplementary readings for background references
- Assignment: Take-home midterm is due M Mar 24
W Mar 19
- Covered: Morphology/phonology interactions
- More on Lexical Phonology
- Prosodic Morphology
- The McCarthy & Prince (1998) reading we are discussing in class is available on Blackboard for those who would like more details
- Assignment: Take-home midterm is due M Mar 24
F Mar 21
-
No class -- Holiday
M Mar 24
- Covered: More on Prosodic Morphology
- The McCarthy & Prince (1998) reading we are discussing in class is available on Blackboard for those who would like more details
- Assignment: For your RR for W, choose one example of a case of phonology/morphology interaction (from Lexical Phonology, Prosodic Morphology, or even the phonology example you discussed for your midterm) and discuss how it might be handled in DM -- Does it involve contextual allomorphy, readjustment rules, or something else? Where in the course of the derivation (SS, MS, VI, PF/"phonology" itself) does it occur?
W Mar 26
- Covered: Phonology/morphology interactions in DM
- Assignment: Proposal for final project is due F Mar 28 (see final project information handout)
F Mar 28
- Covered:
- What are some of the open questions or points of controversy in morphology?
- Introduction to Unit 4: Some basic background in psycholinguistic methodology (links used in class)
- Reading: Pinker (1998); use online article link (available through UNC) and reading guide
M Mar 31
- Covered: Pinker (1998) -- External evidence for a "words and rules" approach to inflectional morphology
- Reading: McQueen & Cutler (1998); use Blackboard link and reading guide
W Apr 2
- Covered: McQueen & Cutler (1998) -- Psycholingistic evidence for how lexical entries are stored and accessed
- Reading: No new reading (no reading reaction is due); we will
continue discussing McQueen & Cutler (1998),
focusing on similarities and differences between inflection and derivation
- Use questions (4)-(9) on the reading guide to help you, but focus your attention on the question of inflection vs. derivation
F Apr 4
- Covered: More on McQueen & Cutler (1998) -- Similarities and differences among inflectional and derivational morphology
- Reading: Gordon & Alegre (1999); use online article
link (available through UNC)
- For each experiment, be prepared to discuss:
- What question were they trying to answer?
- How did they design the materials and the task to investigate that?
- What did they find, numerically? How does that answer their specific question?
- What broader conclusions or implications did they draw from their findings?
- For each experiment, be prepared to discuss:
M Apr 7
- Covered: Gordon & Alegre (1999) -- Frequency effects and evidence for a dual model for inflection
- Reading: Clahsen, Sonnenstuhl, & Blevins (2003); use link and reading guide
W Apr 9
- Covered: Clahsen, Sonnenstuhl, & Blevins (2003) -- Evidence for a Dual Mechanism model for German inflection
- Reading: Finish Clahsen, Sonnenstuhl, & Blevins (2003); use link and
reading guide
- Please do submit a RR for the second half of the paper
F Apr 11
- Covered: More on Clahsen, Sonnenstuhl, & Blevins (2003) -- Their experimental results, and comparison with other studies
- Reading: Waksler (1999); use online article
link (available through UNC)
- For each experiment, be prepared to discuss:
- What question were they trying to answer?
- How did they design the materials and the task to investigate that?
- What did they find, numerically? How does that answer their specific question?
- What broader conclusions or implications did they draw from their findings?
- For each experiment, be prepared to discuss:
M Apr 14
- Covered: Waksler (1999) -- A broader cross-linguistic look at psycholinguistic results
- Reading: Clark (1998); use Blackboard
link
- Be prepared to discuss: How does the acquisition evidence reviewed by Clark bear on some of the questions we have been considering about the nature of the mental lexicon?
W Apr 16
- Covered: Clark (1998) -- Issues in the first-language acquisition of morphology
- Reading: No new reading; we will look at more data and discussion related to child language acquisition in class on Friday (also course evaluations -- your input will be appreciated)
- Prepare: Final-project presentations next week; see schedule below
- Grading rubric for presentations
- Covered: Data and discussion pertaining to L1 acquisition of morphology
- On overregularization: Graphics from Maratsos (2000) (article available through UNC)
- On frequency and language-typology effects: Handout provided in class
- Prepare: Final-project presentations next week; see schedule below
- Grading rubric for presentations
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
- M Apr 21: Noah, Kate
- W Apr 23: Scott, Tarah, Sarah
- F Apr 25: Inma, Benton, Chris