Theoretical aspects of the course. Morphology

1. Morphology: its objectives, subdivisions within Morphology, types of language unit(s) studied.

2. The problem of classifying words into parts of speech. The Field structure of a part pf speech.

3. Notional parts of speech vs. Function words.

4. The Noun: Defining characteristics of the class. The Field Structure of the class of Nouns.

5. The category of Number of the Noun in the functional semantic field of Quantity.

6. The Noun. The problem of the category of Case.

7. The Verb: Defining characteristics of the class. Classifications of verbs.

8. The Verb. The category of Tense in the functional semantic field of Temporality. Neutralisation of the opposition within the category.

9. The Verb. The category of Correlation. Neutralisation of the opposition within the category.

10. The Verb. The category of Aspect in the functional semantic field of Aspectuality. Neutralisation of the opposition within the category.

11. The Verb. The category of Voice in the functional semantic field of Directionality.

12. The Verb. The category of Mood in the functional semantic field of Modality.

13. Non-finite verb forms.

14. The Adjective: Defining characteristics of the class. The field structure of the class of Adjectives.

15. The Adjective. The category of Degrees of Comparison.

16. The Adverb. Defining characteristics of the class.

17. The Numeral. Defining characteristics of the class

18. The Pronoun. Defining characteristics of the class

19. Function words: prepositions and conjunctions.

20. Function words: articles and particles.