ULUDAG UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF EDUCATION

ELT DEPARTMENT

Course: ING2006 LINGUISTICS II

LECTURERS:
Yrd.Doç. Dr. Meral ÖZTÜRK
Yrd.Doç. Dr. İsmet ÖZTÜRK

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 Course Objectives

Overall Objectives
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is intended as a follow-up to
Course Title: ING2006 – Linguistics II
Type: Obligatory
Linguistics I, which you have taken last term.
Prerequisite: None Thi term you will
This ill be
b introduced
i d d to two other
h
Term: 4th term
disciplines in linguistics. These are morphology
Credit: 3
Lecturers: Yrd.Doç.Dr.Meral Öztürk and syntax, which deal with words and sentences
Yrd.Doç.Dr.İsmet Öztürk respectively. See the course outline for more
information on course content.
Department: ELT
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BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES

Morphology
2. Distinguish between different types of nouns,
1. Distinguish between content and function words verbs and adjectives

she (function) walk (activity)

child (content) build (accomplishment)

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3. Distinguish between simple and complex words

4. Explain what a morpheme is and tell the number
believe (simple) of morphemes in a word

unbelievable (complex) un-believe-able

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 6. Explain what an allomorph is and describe
the distribution of the allomorphs for a given
5. Distinguish between free and bound morphemes morpheme

un-believe-able
b li bl kick-s
ki k / /
/s/
dig-s /z/
catch-es /ız/

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7. Explain and identify morphological processes

Sunday (compound) 8. Distinguish between derivational and inflectional

demo (clipping) affixes
motel (blending)
to book (conversion) like-ly
radar (acronym)
like-s

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9. Identify the root in a derived word and

the base for each of the affixes 10. Write derivational rules

in-correct-ly verb + er  noun (person who does verb)

R t: correctt
Root: teach-er (person who teaches)

Base for in-: correct

Base for –ly: incorrect

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11. Distinguish between impossible words and 12. Explain compositionality in derivation
lexical gaps.
dis-like (compositional)
*unsystem
unsystem (un
(un+Adjective
Adjective Adjective) (impossible)
d
dis-course (
(non-compositional)
l)
*disobvious (dis+Adjective Adjective) (gap)

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13.Tell the difference between class I and

class II affixes
14. Draw tree diagrams for complex words
public-ize (Class I)

hope-ful (Class II)

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restatement

N 15. Identify the head and modifier in compounds

V milk bottle
H

Af V Af bottled milk
re state ment H

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16. Explain head percolation in compounds 17. Identify the compounding pattern in given compounds

spoon-feed (N-V)
deep-fry (A-V=V)
over-look (P-V)
physical sciences library (A-Npl-Nsg=Nsg)
light-green (A-A)

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18. Distinguish between compounds and non-compounds 19. Distinguish between types of compounds
using compound tests
dog food (endocentric)
‘green house (compound)
walkman (exocentric)
yellow ‘house (non-compound)

(very test /stress test)

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Syntax

21. Identify word-level categories and phrase types

20. Explain
p infiniteness and hierarchical structuring
g determiner, degree word, noun, verb, etc. (word-level)
of sentences
NP, VP, AP, PP, AdvP (phrase level)

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22. Identify the head, specifier, complement or modifier 23. Write phrase structure rules and draw tree
in phrases diagrams for phrases
never does her homework willingly
S H C M the success of the programme

NP  Det N PP

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NP

PP
24. Write phrase structure rules and draw
tree diagrams for simple sentences
NP
A scientist discovered the answer.
Det N P Det N
S  NP Infl VP
the success of the programme

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InflP (=S)
25. Draw tree diagrams for complex sentences
(i.e. coordinate sentences, complement clauses)

Infl VP The psychic knows that the contestant will win.

NP (complement clause)
Pst NP
The man entered the building and the woman
waited in the car.
Det N V Det N (coordinate sentence)
A scientist discovered the answer

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VP
26. Construct deep structures from surface
NP
structures and apply appropriate transformations
Infl
CP to obtain questions or relative clauses; draw
non-Pst corresponding tree diagrams.

S Which car should the man repair?

p
(surface structure)
NP VP
The man should repair which car.
Det N Infl (deep structure)
Det N V C V

The psychic knows that the contestant will win

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CP SS: Which car should the man repair?

C S

VP
Course Outline
NP NP
NP

e
Det N Infl
Infl V Det N

The e repair which

man should car
inversion
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Week 1 Week 2

Introduction Course Description

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 Morphology
Week 4

Week 3
U
Unit 2
2A
Unit 1 Morphological Processes
Basic concepts

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Week 5 Week 6

Unit 2B Unit 3
Morphological Processes Derivation
(continued)

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Syntax
Week 7

Unit 4 Week 8
Compounding
Unit 5
Phrasal Units
Phrasal

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 Week 10
Week 9

Visa
(provisional) Morphology Problems

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Week 11 Week 12

Unit 6
Phrase Structure Rules Unit 7
Complex Structures

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Week 13
Week 14
Unit 8
Transformations
Revision

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 Course Material

You will be given material to read on morphology,

In addition to the reading material you will also be
and syntax. There will be one or more book chapters
for each unit taken from various sources. The reading provided with lecture notes and worksheets on each
material will be made available online on the lecturers’ topic, which will also be available online. Lecture
personal web-pages at egitim.uludag.edu.tr/~iozturk or notes will be the exact copy of the material to be
egitim.uludag.edu.tr/~mozturk.
g m. g. . m . It is y
your responsibility
p y shown from the projector during the presentation
to read the relevant sections for each week. The full
of a topic and will help you to follow the lecture
references for the readings can be found in the
bibliography at the end of this document. If you are more easily. Worksheets will contain exercises on a
interested in reading more about topics covered in this given topic and will put what you have learnt into
course, you may consult the other sources cited in the practice.
bibliography.
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Assessment
Teaching Methodology You will be assessed by a mid-term and a final

There will be a lecture on each topic of exam. Our workload does not allow us to give you
additional assignments. Both exams will involve
the course which will be f
followed by
y a
linguistic data which have not been covered in the
whole-class discussion of possible solutions
course material and lectures, and in doing so will
to exercises.
test your understanding of the concepts and issues
involved rather than your knowledge of individual
examples.
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The Code The Code (continued)

1. Don’t be late for class. 5. The class will be on unless it is an official
2. Beginning from next week, everyone should holiday.
have a copy of the course material. 6. You will fail the course if you do not attend
3. If you have any questions in the lecture the classes for 6 weeks or more (or 12 one-
session, wait until the lecture is finished. hour sessions).

4. In the workshop session, everyone is 7. It is your responsibility to keep a record of

expected to participate in the tasks. your attendance.

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 References
This short bibliography includes general introductions to
linguistics as well as introductory texts to the two linguistic
disciplines we are going to study this term.
Aitchison, J. (1992) (Fourth Edition) Linguistics. London: Hodder &
Stoughton.
Akmajian, A., Demers, R.A., Farmer, A.K. & Harnish, R.M. (1995)
(Fourth Edition) Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and
Communication. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press.
Bauer, L.(1988) Introducing Linguistic Morphology. Edinburgh:
Edinburgh University Press.
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Clark, V.P., Eschholz, P.A. & Rosa, A.F. (Eds.) (1998) (Sixth Edition)
Language: Readings in Language and Culture. New York: St.
Martin’s Press.
Fromkin, V. & Rodman, R. (2003) (Seventh Edition) An Introduction to
Language. Boston: Thomson-Heinle.
Graddol, D., Cheshire, J. & Swann, J. (1987) Describing Language. Milton
Keynes: Open University Press.
Hudson, G. (2000) Essential Introductory Linguistics. Oxford:
Blackwell.
Plag, I. (2003). Word-Formation in English. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Jannedy, S, Poletto, R & Weldon, T.L. (Eds.) (1994) (Sixth Edition)
Language Files: Material for an Introduction to Language &
Linguistics. Ohio: Ohio State University Press.
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Kuiper, K. & Allan, W.S. (1996) An Introduction to English Language:

Sound, Word and Sentence. London: MacMillan Press.
O’Grady, W., Dobrovolsky, M. & Katamba, F. (1996) (Third Edition)
Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction. London:
Longman.
Radford, A.(1988) Transformational Grammar: A First Course.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Press
Wardhaugh, R. (1993) Investigating Language: Central Problems in
Linguistics. Oxford: Blackwell.
Yule, G. (1996) (Second Edition) The Study of Language. Cambridge: CUP.

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