CJBB198 Approaches to Allomorphy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Jonathan Bobaljik (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Markéta Ziková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Dr. Karen de Clerq (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Markéta Ziková, Ph.D. (deputy)
prof. Heather Newell (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Markéta Ziková, Ph.D. (deputy)
prof. Quido Vanden Wyngaerd (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Markéta Ziková, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. Mgr. Markéta Ziková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Markéta Ziková, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jaroslava Vybíralová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:40 D33
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This is a research seminar focusing on allomorphic variation of verbal stems in Czech. The seminar is part of a research project conducted at the Department of Czech Language.
Syllabus
  • 1. contextual allomorphy 2. verbal ablaut: patterns, syncretisms 3. combination of ablaut and affixation 4. phonological vs. syntactic approaches 5. verbal ablaut in Czech
Literature
  • Bobaljik, Jonathan. 2012. Universals in Comparative Morphology: Suppletion, Superlatives, and the Structure of Words. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
  • Starke, Michal. 2009. Nanosyntax. A short primer to a new approach to language. Nordlyd 36, 1–6.
  • Wiese, Berndt. 2008. Form and fuction of verbal ablaut in contemporary Standard German. Amsterdam: J. Benjamins.
Teaching methods
Lectures, invited lectures, class discussion, 2-day workshop "Connecting roots and affixes" (https://sites.google.com/view/craff-2019/)
Assessment methods
The requirement is: (i) to come to classes, (ii) to discuss research topics, (iii) to attend the 2-day workshop on Connecting roots and affixes.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
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