After successful completion of the course, students are expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities regarding Modern Greek as follows: 

• To demonstrate knowledge of the general principles of the scientific field of morphology and of the main methodological and analytical tools of its subfields, with greater breadth and depth compared to their concise presentation in the course Introduction to Linguistics
• To identify the basic morphological characteristics of various languages ​​and to place Greek in the relevant typology
• To describe and analyze basic morphological structures of Greek
• To relate morphological theory with empirical data concerning morphological processing and development in individuals with and without language disorders in order to understand the complexity of the language system
• To exploit the theoretical knowledge about morphology in the future in the description, diagnosis and treatment of relevant disorders in adults and children
  

• Ability to apply knowledge to practice
• Searchfor, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
• Adapting to new situations
• Decision-making
• Working independently
• Respect for difference and multiculturalism
• Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues
• Criticism and self-criticism
• Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

Short Course Description: 
Based on the latest developments in linguistic theory and research, this course describes and analyzes the morphological organization of Modern Greek. It is concerned with the definition and structure of words, the individual elements that make them up as well as their basic characteristics, the rules of word formation and the characteristics of the relevant processes, namely inflection, production and compounding, also the relationship of morphology with other areas of language, i.e. the lexicon, phonology and syntax. Moreover, it critically presents the most important theoretical positions available in the relevant literature in order to establish a basic approach for the study of Greek morphology, or a grammatical model of word analysis in this language, given the particularities that the characterize it. Finally, the course considers research data concerning morphological processing and development in individuals with and without language disorders, which can illuminate morphological and linguistic theory more generally.

The course is organized along the following lines:

• Morphology as a branch of linguistics
• Morphological categories: words and various types of morphemes
• Basic concepts in morphological analysis: lexicon, word and meaning, productivity, morphological types of languages
• Word formation processes: inflection, derivation, compounding
• Theoretical approaches to word formation
• Morphological analysis and word formation in Modern Greek
• Feature-based morphology
• The place of morphology in the grammar
• Empirical data regarding morphological processing and development in individuals with and without language disorders

Final written exam based on open-ended questions, short-answer questions and/or multiple choice questionnaires (including true/false questions): 70%

Essay assignment: 30%

Language of evaluation: Greek, and for Erasmus students, English

Specifically-defined evaluation criteria become available via e-Class.

- Readings:

• Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. (2008). An introduction to the study of language (E. Vazou et al.., Trans.; G. I. Xydopoulos, Ed.). Patakis. [in Greek]
• Papadopoulou, D., & Revythiadou, A. (Eds.) (2023). An introduction to morphology. Institute of Modern Greek Studies (M. Triandafyllidis Foundation). [in Greek]
• Ralli, A. (2022). Morphology (2nd edn.). Patakis. [in Greek]

- Suggested bibliography:

• Booij, G. (2005). The grammar of words: An introduction to linguistic morphology. Oxford University Press.
• Bybee, J. L. (1985). Morphology: Α study of the relation between meaning and form. John Benjamins.
• Carstairs-McCarthy, A. (1992). Current morphology. Routledge.
• Chatzissavidis, S. (2012). Modern Greek grammar: Theoretical foundations and description. Vanias. [in Greek]
• Holton, D., Mackridge, P., & Φιλιππάκη-Warburton, I. (2016). Grammar of Modern Greek (V. Spyropoulos, Trans.; I. Philippaki-Warburton, Ed.). Patakis. [in Greek]
• Magoulas, G., & Magoula, E. (2017). Topics in synchronic and diachronic linguistics [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. http://hdl.handle.net/11419/6509 [in Greek]
• Matthews, P. H. (1974). Morphology: An introduction to the theory of the word-structure. Cambridge University Press.
• Philippaki-Warburton, E. (1992). Introduction to theoretical linguistics. Nefeli.
• Ralli, A. (2007). Word formation: A cross-linguistic morphological approach: Patakis. [in Greek]

- Related academic journals:

• Γλωσσολογία/Glossologia (http://glossologia.phil.uoa.gr/)
• Journal of Greek Linguistics
• Morphology

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