Syllabus

A. Course Identity
Course Name : Morpho-Syntax
Course ID : TBI 8329
Pre-requisite : Introduction to Linguistics

B. Course Description and Objectives:

This course is designed for the students to have the knowledge of, and competence in applying,
major concepts of (1) morphology of the English language, and (2) the syntax of the English
language. The approach being introduced for analysis is mainly taken from generative
linguistics. The generative linguistics paradigm provides a relatively coherent and integrated
approach to basic linguistic phenomena, and it has been widely influential in its application to a
broad range of other linguistic phenomena.

The course contains two major elements of language; morphology which deals with the study of
the internal structure of words, and syntax which discusses the grammar of language elements
bigger than words, i.e. phrase, clause, and sentence.

C. Course Contents:
C.1 Morphology
1. Morpheme
2. Allomorph
3. Homonym and Homophone
4. Free and Bound Morphemes
5. Content and Function Words
6. Lexeme and Word Forms
7. Word Formation
7.1 Derivation
8.1.1 Foreign Elements

7.2 Compounding
7.3 Other Word Formations
7.3.1 Clipping
7.3.2 Acronym and Alphabetism
7.3.3 Blending
7.3.4 Backformation
7.3.5 Conversion
7.3.6 Neologism
7.3.7 Internal Modification
7.3.8 Invention
7.3.9 Loan Translation
7.3.10 Imitation of Sounds
7.3.11 Borrowing
 8. History and Sources of English Borrowing Words
8.1 The Earliest Borrowings
8.2 Danish Elements
8.3 French Influen6ce
8.4 Other Foreign Elements
9. Inflection
10. Inflection versus Derivation

C.2 SYNTAX

1. Introduction
2. Grammaticality
3. Why Do We Study Syntax?
4. Some Remarks on the Essence of Human Language
5. Syntactic Category and Function
6. Grammatical categories in Traditional Grammar
6.1 Meaning
6.2 Inflection
6.3 Syntactic Function
7. Phrase Structure – head, specifier, and complement
8. Complement Options
a. Verb Complement Options
b. Noun Complement Options
c. Adjective Complement Options
9. Phrase Structure Rules
9.1 NP: Noun Phrase
9.2 VP: Verb Phrase
9.3 AP: Adjective Phrase
9.4 AdvP: Adverb Phrase
9.5 PP: Preposition Phrase
10. Grammar with Phrases
11. Generalizing the rules – The XP Rule
12. Tests for Phrase Structure
12.1 The Substitution Test
12.2 The Movement Test -
12.3 The Coordination Test
13. Syntactic Categories, Grammatical Functions, and Semantic Roles
14. Transformation – Surface Structure and Deep Structure
15. Complementizer Phrases (CP) and CP with Q-Word Questions
16. Syntactic Categories, Grammatical Functions, and Semantic Roles

D. Teaching and Learning Modes:

Lectures, group discussion, problem solving techniques
 E. Evaluation and Assessment:
Assignments : 30 %
Mid Term Exam: 30%
Final Test : 30%
Classroom participation and attendance: 10%

F. References:
Abdul Khaer,. Linguistik Umum, Jakarta: Rineka Cipta, 1994
David Crystal, How Language Works. Overlook
David Crystal, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, 2nd ed. Cambridge
Univ. Press, 2003
Donald G. Ellis, From Language to Communication. Lawrence Erlbaum, 1999
Francis Katamba, English Words: Structure, History, Usage, 2nd ed. Routledge, 2004
Geert E. Booij, The Grammar of Words: An Introduction to Linguistic Morphology, 2nd ed.,
Oxford Univ. Press, 2007
George Yule, The Study of Language, 4th ed. Cambridge Univ. Press, 2010
George David Morley, Syntax in Functional Grammar: An Introduction to Lexicogrammar in
Systemic Linguistics. Continuum, 2000
Ingo Plag et al, Introduction to English Linguistics. Walter de Gruyer, 2007
Jong-Bok Kim, and Peter Sells, English Syntax: An Introduction. Center for the Study of
Language and Information, 2007.
Keith M. Denning et al., English Vocabulary Elements. Oxford Univ. Press, 2007
Mark Aronoff and Kirsten Fudeman, What is Morphology? 2nd ed. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
Noam Chomsky,. Aspects of Syntax, Cambridge: MIT Press, 1990
Paul W. Justice, Relevant Linguistics: An Introduction to the Structure and Use of English for
Teachers, 2nd ed. CSLI, 2004
Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K. Pullum, The Cambridge Grammar of the English
Language. Cambridge Univ. Press, 2002
Sidney Greenbaum, The Oxford English Grammar. Oxford Univ. Press, 1996
Thomas P. Klammer et al. Analyzing English Grammar. Pearson, 2007
William O’Grady, Michael Dobrovsky, and Mark Aronoff, Contemporary Linguistics: An
Introduction. Second Edition. New York: St. martin’s Press, 1993.
 SATUAN ACARA PERKULIAHAN (SAP)

Mata Kuliah : MORPHO-SYNTAX Dosen Pengampu : Dr. Saifuddin Ahmad Husin, MA

Program Studi : S1 PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS Kelas/Ruang/Jam : A-B-C/FTK/10.20-12.50

Meeting Topics Assignments Methods of Teaching

Number
I. 1. Morpheme Turkish Allomorph Inquiries
2. Allomorph Home work (HW) = Demonstration
3. Free and Bound Morphemes Farsi Morphemes Problem Solving
4. Homonym and Homophone
II. 5. Lexeme and Word Forms Esperanto Problems Lecture
6. Content and Function Words HW = French Problem Solving
Problems Inquiries
III. 7. Word Formation English suffixes Lecture
a. Derivation Q and A
b. Inflection Compounding vs Problem Solving
c. Inflection Versus Phrases
Derivation

d. Compounding
IV. e. Other Word Formations TV Show vocabs – Problem Solving
Clippings, Blends, Instant Assessment
i. Clipping Acronyms and True or False
ii. Blending ALphabetism

iii. Acronym and

Alphabetism
iv. Conversion
V. v. Internal Modification The “burger” Instant Assessment
morphemes Problem Solving
vi. Backformation The “baKodak” Inquiries
phenomenon
vii. Neologism
viii. Invention
VI. i. Loan Translation Arabic elements in Lecture
English Inquiries
ii. Imitation of Sounds Indonesian elements Guided Teaching
in English
iii. Borrowing
VII. 8. History and Sources of English Borrowings in Bahasa Lecture
Borrowing Words Indonesia Inquiries
a. The Earliest Borrowings Guided Teaching

b. Danish Elements
c. French Influen6ce
d. Other Foreign Elements
VIII. MID-TERM EXAM
IX. SYNTAX Identifying Guided Teaching
9. Grammaticality grammaticality Demonstration
10. Why Do We Study Syntax? Inquiries
11. Some Remarks on the Essence
 of Human Language
12. Syntactic Category and
Function
X. 13. Grammatical categories in Identifying Lecture
Traditional Grammar Grammatical Inquiries
a. Meaning categories and Problem Solving
b. Inflection functions Guided Teaching
c. Syntactic Function

XI. 14. Phrase Structure – head, Simple Tree structure Lecture

specifier, and complement Exemplifying options Inquiries
15. Complement Options of complements Demonstration
a. Complement Options for Problem Solving
Nouns Guided Teaching
b. Complement Options for
Verbs
c. Complement Options for
Adjectives

XII. 16. Phrase Structure Rules Identifying phrases Demonstration

a. NP: Noun Phrase Sentence structure Q and A
Problem Solving
b. VP: Verb Phrase

c. AP: Adjective Phrase

d. AdvP: Adverb Phrase

e. PP: Preposition Phrase

XIII. 17. Grammar with Phrases Grammar and Usage Guided Teaching
18. Generalizing the rules – The Problem Solving
XP Rule
XIV. 19. Tests for Phrase Structure Constituent Tests Lecture
a. The Substitution Test Inquiries
Problem Solving
b. The Movement Test Guided Teaching
c. The Coordination Test
XV. 20. Transformation – Surface Tree Diagram for Lecture
Structure and Deep Structure Deep Structures and Inquiries
21. Complementizer Phrases (CP) Surface Structures – Problem Solving
22. Syntactic Categories, CP Island Guided Teaching
Grammatical Functions, and
Semantic Roles
XVI. 23. Final Test

Dosen Pengampu,
Dr. Saifuddin Ahmad Husin, MA