758: Morphophonology, 3 cr.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Salmons, Lec 1 MWF 11:00
Using historical and contemporary data from German, its dialects and its Germanic relatives, we will focus on the interaction of sound patterns and word forms, especially in language change, mostly over time, but also in the course of first or second-language acquisition. Some issues will include how umlaut has evolved to its present status (along with consideration of just what that status is), the effects of final vowel loss (apocope) on inflection in German, and the overall shapes of words (‘templates’).
Texts: We will read research articles and manuscripts, almost all available on-line.
