This is an elective course that introduces the basic theoretical concepts and methods of word-formation analysis in English. It provides a thorough description of the word-formation patterns in contemporary English. The course focuses on the formal structure and semantics of complex words which are the result of suffixation, prefixation and compounding. It sheds light on the problem of conversion and the marginal methods of word-formation such as abbreviation, blending and back-formation. The class discussions are based on rich illustrative material, which is provided by the teacher and the students themselves. The course is both practically oriented and theoretically informative as regards the principles of English morphology and lexicology.
- Teacher: Мария Коларова