COURSE OUTLINE

Subject ; English Morphology

Credit ; 3 sks
Semeseter ; IV (Empat)
Department ; English Education Department
Faculty ; Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
Lecturer ; Sri Wahyuni Thamrin, S. Pd., M. Pd
Phone Number/WA ; 085242860636
Email address ; sriwahyunith@yahoo.com
Home address ; Jalan Appel No. 9 Bulukumba

Course Description

A. What is English Morphology?

In grammar, we recognize a linguistic branch called ‘morphology’. Morphology is
defined as a branch of grammar that investigates the form of word structure by using
morphemes (Crystal, 1993:223). In the same way, Bauer in Ba’dulu (2008:2) states
that morphology studies the internal structures of word form. Furthermore, another
definition comes up from Carstairs & McCarthy (2002) which sates that morphology
is the area of grammar concerned with the structure of words and with relationships
between words involving the morphemes that compose them. Based on these
definitions, we can, in brief, declare that morphology is the study of word formation
which involve morphemes (the internal structure of words or the smallest unit of
words) to form meaning and category. Learning English Morphology means that you
learn vocabulary or words.

B. Why learn English Morphology?

Words are the basic unit of language. Word is a part of the language structure, or the
language system. It is specifically the form of language which has meaning.
Therefore, it ca be said that by learning English Mophology, students can enlarge
(memorize the spelling and meaning, and use) their vocabulary mastery in order to be
able to communicate orally or in a written form.

'Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be
conveyed' (Wilkins).

C. What to learn in English Mophology?

1. Words Components
a. Root and stem
b. Morpheme
1) Free morpheme
Closed and opened morpheme
2) Bound morpheme
Derivational and Inflectional affixes
2. English Word Types
a. Functional words/Grammatical words
 Determiner a, an, the, my, your
Auxiliary am, is, are, were
Negation no, not
Intensifier very, so
Conjunction and, so, or
Preposition in, on, at
Pronouns she, he it, they

b. Lexical content words

1) Simple (Noun, Verb, Adjective and Adverb)
2) Complex
3. Word formation process (Lexical Content Words)
a. Derivation process
1) Affixation
a) Changing
b) Mantaining
2) Conversion
a) Changing
3) Compounding
a) Changing
b) Mantaining
c) Combination
b. Inflection process
1) Suppletion
a) Mantaining
b) Changing
2) Non suppletion
a) Affixation
b) Non affixation
4. Blends
5. Acronym and Initial-letter abbreviation

D. How to learn English Morphology?

Morphological analysis (to analyze words)
Grouping (to memorize)
Placing words in sentences (to arrange)
Associating/elaborating (to apply, to strengthen)
Using dictionary (additional media)

Assessment

1. Attendance (10%)
2. Participation (20%)
3. ___________________
4. Task (excercises) (20%)
5. Final semester test (30%)