1. Introduction to Linguistics n About how many words does the average 17 year old know?

2. Introduction to Linguistics n About how many words does the average 17 year old know? –About 80,000

3. Introduction to Linguistics n What information do we have about a word?

4. Introduction to Linguistics n What information do we have about a word? –Phonetic/Phonological information

5. Introduction to Linguistics n What information do we have about a word? –Phonetic/Phonological information –Morphological Information

6. Introduction to Linguistics n What information do we have about a word? –Phonetic/Phonological information –Morphological Information –Syntactic information

7. Introduction to Linguistics n What information do we have about a word? –Phonetic/Phonological information –Morphological Information –Syntactic information –Semantic information

8. Introduction to Linguistics n What information do we have about a word? –Phonetic/Phonological information –Morphological Information –Syntactic information –Semantic information –Pragmatic information

9. Introduction to Linguistics n Phonology and Phonetics

10. Introduction to Linguistics n Phonology and Phonetics –Study the sounds in human language

11. Introduction to Linguistics n Phonology and Phonetics –Study the sounds in human language n Morphology

12. Introduction to Linguistics n Phonology and Phonetics –Study the sounds in human language n Morphology –Studies the internal structure of words and their relationships

13. Introduction to Linguistics n Phonology and Phonetics –Study the sounds in human language n Morphology –Studies the internal structure of words and their relationships n Syntax

14. Introduction to Linguistics n Phonology and Phonetics –Study the sounds in human language n Morphology –Studies the internal structure of words and their relationships n Syntax –Studies the internal structure of sentences

15. Introduction to Linguistics n Semantics

16. Introduction to Linguistics n Semantics –Studies the meaning of individual words and phrases

17. Introduction to Linguistics n Semantics –Studies the meaning of individual words and phrases n Pragmatics –Studies the actual use of words in the context of discourse

18. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –(think of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) –Morph is a morpheme that means “shape”

19. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –The big question morphology asks...

20. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –The big question morphology asks… n What’s a word? –What do we know about a word and its various parts and what they mean and how they relate to other words.

21. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Word categories

22. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Word categories n simple n complex

23. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Simple Tree –Complex Trees

24. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Simple Tree –Complex Trees –Two minimal units - two morphemes: n Tree (independent - free) + plural s (bound suffix)

25. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Morphemes can be indicative of Category (Part of Speech)

26. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Morphemes can be indicative of Category (Part of Speech) n nouns n verbs n adjectives n adverbs n prepositions

27. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Morphemes can be indicative of Category (Part of Speech) n nounsbaker n verbshe bakes n adjectivesbaked n adverbsbakerly n prepositionsN/A (invariant)

28. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Give a morphological analysis of each of the following words:

29. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Give a morphological analysis of each of the following words: n miserly

30. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Give a morphological analysis of each of the following words: n miserly - miser (free) ly (bound suffix)

31. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Give a morphological analysis of each of the following words: n miserly - miser (free) ly (bound suffix) n happiness

32. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Give a morphological analysis of each of the following words: n miserly - miser (free) ly (bound suffix) n happiness - happy (free) ness (bound suffix

33. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Give a morphological analysis of each of the following words: n miserly - miser (free) ly (bound suffix) n happiness - happy (free) ness (bound suffix n retirement

34. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Give a morphological analysis of each of the following words: n miserly - miser (free) ly (bound suffix) n happiness - happy (free) ness (bound suffix n retirement - re (bound prefix) tire (free) ment (bound suffix)

35. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Give a morphological analysis of each of the following words: n miserly - miser (free) ly (bound suffix) n happiness - happy (free) ness (bound suffix n retirement - re (bound prefix) tire (free) ment (bound suffix) n hyperactivity

36. Introduction to Linguistics n Morphology: –Give a morphological analysis of each of the following words: n miserly - miser (free) ly (bound suffix) n happiness - happy (free) ness (bound suffix n retirement - re (bound prefix) tire (free) ment (bound suffix) n hyperactivity - hyper (bound prefix) act (free) ive (bound suffix) ty (bound suffix)