Catalan Morphology
Code: 105831Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Philology: Literary Studies and Linguistics | OB | 3 |
| English and Catalan Studies | OP | 3 |
| English and Catalan Studies | OP | 4 |
| Catalan and Spanish Studies | OP | 3 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Francesc Josep Torres Tamarit
- Email :
- francescjosep.torres@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Teresa Cabre Monne
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
It is recommended to have studied Catalan Phonology.
Objectives
The aim of the course is to correctly identify the morphological structure of Catalan, recognize morphological processes, and gain understanding of the analytical methodology used to describe them. The course approach enables students to acquire knowledge that equips them to analyze the morphology of other languages, especially the Romance languages.
Learning outcomes
- Identify principal and secondary ideas and express them using correct language.
- Identify and describe the processes of inflection, derivation, composition and lexicalisation.
- Correctly identify linguistic units.
- Describe the combinatory processes for creating linguistic units.
- Analyse the most problematic phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical and semantic properties of the present-day language.
- Gain a greater capacity for reading, interpreting and critically analysing literary and linguistic texts.
- Make appropriate use of the knowledge acquired in order to collect data and handle documentary sources in the study of Catalan language and literature.
- Work self-sufficiently on the synchronic and diachronic study of Catalan language and literature.
- Respect the opinions, values, behaviour and customs of others.
- Distinguish between grammatical gender and natural gender.
- Identify the main and secondary ideas and express them with linguistic correctness.
- Strengthen the capacity of reading, interpretation and critical analysis of literary texts and language.
- Properly apply the knowledge gained to data collection and management of documentary sources application to the study of Catalan language and literature.
- Work independently in the synchronic and diachronic study of Catalan language and literature.
- Analyze properties phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical and semantic language that current problems arise.
- Describe the process of creating combinatorial linguistic units.
- Maintain an attitude of respect for the opinions, values, behaviors and practices of others.
- Identifying the main and secondary ideas and expressing them with linguistic correctness.
Contents
- Lexicon and morphology
- Inflectional categories: nominal and verbal inflection
- Cliticization
- Derivation
- Compounding
- Other word-formation processes
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures on the topics of the course | 25 | 1 | |
| Study and reading of texts on morphology | 54 | 2.16 | |
| In-class discussion of texts and problem analysis | 21 | 0.84 | |
| Classroom exercises and problem-solving | 45 | 1.8 |
Study and reading of texts on morphology
In-class discussion of texts and problem analysis
Lectures on the topics of the course
Classroom exercises and problem-solving
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concepts test | 25% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
| Final exam | 50% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
| Exercise-solving test | 25% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
Assessment
- Final exam (50%)
- Concepts test (25%)
- Problem-solving test (25%)
Erasmus and exchange students who request to advance an exam must present a document from their home university justifying their request.
The final grade for the course will be the (weighted) sum of the scores obtained in each activity, and must be at least 5. After each test, there will be a procedure for reviewing the results.
To pass the course, a minimum grade of 5 is required.
Plagiarism and irregularities
If a student commits any irregularity that may lead to a significant change in the grading of an assessment activity, that activity will be graded 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may follow. If multiple irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0.
Use of Artificial Intelligence technologies
In this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted at any stage. Any work containing AI-generated content will be considered academic dishonesty and will result in the activity being graded with a zero, without the possibility of reassessment, or in more serious sanctions in cases of greater severity.
Review and resit
At the time of each assessment activity, the instructor will inform students (via Moodle) about the procedure and date for grade review.
To be eligible for the resit, students who have failed must meet two conditions. First, they must have previously been assessed on a set of activities whose weight is at least two-thirds of the total course grade; second, they must have obtained a weighted average of at least 3.5 across all assessed items. Only the final written exam can be retaken.
Errors in language usage will be penalized according to the criteria established for each activity.
The instructor will inform students of the resit procedure via the Virtual Campus when the provisional final grades are published.
Students will receive a grade of “Not assessed” if they have submitted no more than 30% of the assessment activities.
Attendance
This is an in-person course. Classes and exams must take place in person and on the dates established at the beginning of the course.
If, due to exceptional circumstances established by the UAB, the assessments cannot be conducted in person, their format will be adapted (maintaining the weighting) to the possibilities offered by the university’s virtual tools.
Single assessment
Students who have been granted single assessment must take the common final written exam for all students (50%), as well as a practical-theoretical oral test (50%).
In order to be eligible for reassessment, students must have submitted all the scheduled assessment activities. The same reassessment system as for continuous assessment will apply.
Bibliography
Required reading:
Mascaró, Joan (1986). Morfologia. Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana.
Solà, J., M-R. Lloret, J. Mascaró i M. Pére-Saldanya (eds.) (2002). Gramàtica del Català Contemporani. vol.I. Barcelona: Empúries.
Fabra, Pompeu (1956). Gramàtica Catalana. Barcelona: Teide.
Institut d'Estudis Catalans (2016). Gramàtica de la llengua catalana.
Additional reading:
Bonet, Eulàlia i Maria-Rosa Lloret (1998). Fonologia catalana. Barcelona: Ariel.
Fábregas, Antonio (2013). La morfología. El análisis de la palabra compleja. Madrid: Síntesis
Booij, G. (2007). The Grammar of Words. An Introduction to linguistic Morphology. 2nd ed. OUP.
Haspelmath, M., & Sims, A. (2013). Understanding morphology. Routledge.
Pérez-Saldanya, M., M. Gifre i J. Todolí (2004). Morfologia Catalana. Barcelona: UOC.
Punske, J. P. (2023). Morphology: A Distributed Morphology Introduction. John Wiley & Sons.
Software
No specific software is required.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |