Introduction to Word Formation

4 credits · Undergraduate

This course provides an introduction to word formation in the world's languages. It investigates the notion of word, the internal structure of words, the relation between a word's structure and its meaning, and processes for forming new words. Data will be drawn from a range of languages with an emphasis on English. Prerequisites: One of Linguist 1, 20N, 110, 121A, 121B, 130A, or 130B, or permission of instructor