The University of the West Indies, Mona

The first section of this course introduces the study of morphemes, the smallest parts of words that contribute to meaning. Students learn how morphemes are combined to form words through processes such as inflection, compounding and reduplication. The second section of the course considers the rules of syntax: rules by which words are combined into phrases, forming the hierarchical structures which produce sentences. Students learn to apply tests such as replacement and movement, and to recognize the application of syntactic processes such as passivization and question formation.