COURSE GUIDE IN ELS 104 – ENGLISH PHONOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY 1
PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Bayambang Campus
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ELS 104 – ENGLISH PHONOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY
1st Semester, S.Y 2020 – 2021
COURSE GUIDE
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW
This course deals with the study of the patterns and system of sounds and structure and
formation of words in the English language. This course provides a comprehensive study of the
sounds (phonemes) and structure (morphemes) of English words. Students will examine the
phonemes of English as they occur separately and in context and the processes involved in
producing those sounds. Students will also develop an understanding of the building blocks of
English words and how morphemes differ from syllables. In learning the various ways in which
English words are formed, each student will be able to increase his/her own lexicon and develop
an understanding of how and why words are constantly being added to or deleted from the
English language and who is generally responsible for those changes.
In view of the transition to flexible teaching and learning, this course will be conducted in a
combined delivery mode that is online and face-to-face. Most learning activities will be offered
asynchronously but there will be at least 18 face-to-face or synchronous meetings for class
lectures and discussions.
COURSE INFORMATION
COURSE CODE ELS 104
COURSE TITLE English Phonology and Morphology
COURSE CREDIT 3
PRE-REQUISITE COURSE ELS 100 – Introduction to the English Language System
CLASS HOURS 1:- 2:30pm/2:30 – 4:00pm TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
COURSE SCHEDULE Tuesdays/Thursdays
FACULTY INFORMATION
NAME Laarni S. Balansay
DESIGNATION Assistant Professor III
EMAIL ADDRESS gnin3@[Link]
WEBSITE
CONSULTATION HOURS Friday 8-10am
OFFICE LOCATION AB English Language Faculty Office, College of Arts, Sciences and Technology
Building
COURSE GOALS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this course, you are expected to:
1. Identify phonological units such as features, segments and syllables
2. Describe phonological structures in a formal way
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the structural characteristics of morphemes and
words
4. Apply analytic methods to analyze phonological and morphological data
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5. Characterize phonological and morphological diversity
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Quizzes
Discussions/Lecture
Home-based Assignments
Students who satisfactorily complete all the course requirements with a score of 50% or above on
or before the end of the semester will receive a passing grade.
The course runs for 18 weeks from September 2021 to January 2022. In order to complete
this course, students should work on and off line/face to face for 3 hours every week. This course
will be facilitated by your instructors/professors. Activities and assignments must be completed on
or before the given date of submission. No late assignments will be accepted.
COURSE LEARNING MATERIALS
Required Readings
Multimedia Resources
Supplementary Readings
ASSESSMENT AND GRADING
The illustration below summarizes the assessment and grading system for the course:
Final Grade = ½ Midterm Grade + ½ Final Grade
Midterm Grade= 50%
Final exam- 40%
Quizzes/Recitation- 30%
Home Based Requirements- 30%
Final Term Grade= 50%
Final exam- 40%
Quizzes/Recitation- 30%
Home Based Requirements- 30%
COURSE POLICIES AND EXPECTATIONS
1. Class Attendance (Article 2, Section 14 of PSU Student Handbook)
a. A student who has a record of ten (10) unapproved absences from the class, and/or has been absent for more than
20 percent of the required number of hours without any valid reason are automatically dropped from the subject
b. Approved absences are limited only to illness as certified by a physician, death of a family member, official and
authorized representation of Campus/ University in official function/activities and other reasons as may be deemed
justified by the faculty concerned.
c. For excused absences, it is the student’s responsibility to seek out missed assignments. Students should check the
class FB page or group messenger and other students for notes, handouts, etc.
2. Online Etiquette - In the virtual classroom, learning is generated from the active participation in the
discussions and free exchange of ideas and experiences. Therefore, when communicating it is important to
follow a set of principles which will help us increase the quality of online discussions and achieve group
cohesion.
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a. Try to be clear and direct. Make sure that your content title reflects the content of your post and that your post is
brief and direct.
b. Post relevant content. Only post content relevant to the course will be entertained. Any other content which is found
to be unsuitable or irrelevant will be deleted.
c. Make it easier for the instructor/classmates to read your comments. Put a blank space at the beginning of a
message and between paragraphs.
d. Cite other people’s work If you use a quote or reference in your post; make sure that you cite it or provide a link to it.
e. No spamming. Please don’t send advertisements and junk messages.
3. Classroom Expectations – In a face to face classes, you are expected to follow the Health Safety Protocol
(e.g. Wearing face mask, physical distancing etc.). Others are the following:
a. Be Prepared. You and only you are responsible for your grade. Earn the good grade you deserve by coming to
class prepared. Complete reading assignments and other homework before class so that you can understand the
lecture and participate in discussion. Have your homework ready to submit.
b. Be Participative. Be ready and willing to participate in classroom discussions. Contribute proactively to class
discussions, offer ideas or ask questions.
c. Be on Time. Seat plan will be used for the checking of attendance. Any student who is not seated on his/her
designated area once the class started will be considered tardy.
d. Be Respectful. Any action that bothers another student or the teacher or any disruptive behavior in class is
considered disrespectful. Demonstrate proper respect for teachers, other students, and school property. Listen to
others and evaluate ideas on their own merit.
4. Academic Honesty and Class Conduct
a. Plagiarism and other forms of intellectual dishonesty will not be tolerated. An automatic grade of 5.00 will be given
to submitted homework, laboratory report and research.
b. Cheating in Examination and Quizzes (Article 14, Section 1-n of PSU Handbook)
1st Offense: Automatic grade of 5.00 in the particular examination where cheating occurred.
Referral to guidance counselling.
2nd offense: Automatic grade of 5.0 if done on the same subject and/or other subjects and suspension for
one semester.
3rd offense: Automatic grade of 5.0 in the subjects) and suspension of one semester to dismissal from the
institution.
5. Guidelines on Late Submissions of Requirements and Late Examinations
a. The dates of the submission for all home-based requirements are indicated in the Instructional Delivery Plan. Five
points will be deducted for every day of failure to submit said requirements (except for approved absences).
b. You are only allowed to take missed examinations due to approved absence. This should be completed in a given
schedule.
COURSE OUTLINE (SCHEDULE OF TOPICS, READINGS, AND ASSIGNMENTS)
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Week Module Learning Materials Activity Assignment Assessment
Course Orientation
Phonetics: Describing Handouts on Speaking Review
Sounds PHONETICS: exercises handouts given Short quizzes
Consonants: CONSONANTS
voiced and voiceless Practice
consonants; place of Additional speaking
articulation; manner of Readings: exercises/drills
articulation
The English Answer
language from additional
Sound to Sense activity sheets
Week by Gerald P. given
1 Delahunty and
James J. Garvey
Understanding
and Producing
Speech by
Edward Matthei
and Thomas
Roeper
Targeting
Pronunciation by
Sue F. Miller
Phonetics: Describing Handouts on Speaking Review
Sounds PHONETICS: exercises handouts given Short quizzes
Vowels: VOWELS
physical dimensions: tongue Practice
height, frontness, lip rounding Additional speaking
and tenseness; diphthongs; Readings: exercises/drills
syllabic consonants; other
vowel distinctions; vowel shifts The English Answer
language from additional
Sound to Sense activity sheets
by Gerald P. given
Week Delahunty and
2 James J. Garvey
Understanding
and Producing
Speech by
Edward Matthei
and Thomas
Roeper
Targeting
Pronunciation by
Sue F. Miller
Phonology: The Sound Handouts on Speaking Review
Patterns of Language PHONOLOGY: exercises handouts given Short quizzes
PHONEMES AND
Phonemes and Allophones ALLOPHONES Practice
Week speaking
3 Additional exercises/drills
Readings:
Answer
The English additional
language from activity sheets
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Sound to Sense given
by Gerald P.
Delahunty and
James J. Garvey
Understanding
and Producing
Speech by
Edward Matthei
and Thomas
Roeper
Targeting
Pronunciation by
Sue F. Miller
Phonology: The Sound Handouts on Speaking Review Short quizzes
Patterns of Language PHONOLOGY: exercises handouts given
PHONETIC
Phonetic Symbols and Spelling SYMBOLS AND Practice
Correspondences SPELLING speaking
CORRESPONDE exercises/drills
NCES
Answer
Additional additional
Readings: activity sheets
given
The English
language from
Week Sound to Sense
4 by Gerald P.
Delahunty and
James J. Garvey
Understanding
and Producing
Speech by
Edward Matthei
and Thomas
Roeper
Targeting
Pronunciation by
Sue F. Miller
Phonology: The Sound Handouts on Speaking Review Short quizzes
Patterns of Language PHONOLOGY: exercises handouts given
PHONOLOGICAL
Phonological Processes/ The PROCESSES Practice
Rules of Phonology speaking
Additional exercises/drills
Assimilation Rules – vowel Readings:
nasalization; alveolar nasal Answer
assimilation; alveolar stop The English additional
Week
assimilation; palatalization; language from activity sheets
5
voicing assimilation Sound to Sense given
by Gerald P.
Dissimilation Rules – Delahunty and
dissimilation of liquids and James J. Garvey
nasal sounds; dissimilation of
fricative sounds Understanding
and Producing
Speech by
Edward Matthei
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and Thomas
Roeper
Targeting
Pronunciation by
Sue F. Miller
Phonology: The Sound Handouts on Speaking Review Short quizzes
Patterns of Language PHONOLOGY: exercises handouts given
PHONOLOGICAL
Phonological Processes/ The PROCESSES Practice
Rules of Phonology speaking
Additional exercises/drills
Insertion rules – insertion of Readings:
vowels; insertion of Answer
consonants; insertion of The English additional
voiceless stop; insertion of /y/ language from activity sheets
Sound to Sense given
Deletion rules – deletion of /r/ by Gerald P.
Week
after vowels; deletion of Delahunty and
6
fricative next to fricative; James J. Garvey
deletion of like sounds or
syllables; deletion of consonant Understanding
clusters and Producing
Speech by
Edward Matthei
and Thomas
Roeper
Targeting
Pronunciation by
Sue F. Miller
Phonology: The Sound Handouts on Speaking Review Short quizzes
Patterns of Language PHONOLOGY: exercises handouts given
PHONOLOGICAL
Phonological Processes/ The PROCESSES Practice
Rules of Phonology speaking
Additional exercises/drills
Fronting rules – fronting of Readings:
velar nasal to alveolar nasal; Answer
fronting in child language; The English additional
fronting of /x/ language from activity sheets
Sound to Sense given
Exchange rules – exchanging by Gerald P.
Week
/s/ and a consonant; Delahunty and
7
exchanging /r/ and a vowel; James J. Garvey
exchanging syllable onsets
Understanding
Multiple rule processes and Producing
Speech by
Edward Matthei
and Thomas
Roeper
Targeting
Pronunciation by
Sue F. Miller
Phonology: The Sound Handouts on Speaking Review Short quizzes
Patterns of Language PHONOLOGY: exercises handouts given
Week SUPRASEGMEN
8 Suprasegmentals/ Prosodic TALS Practice
Suprasegmental Features: speaking
Stress, Intonation and Juncture Additional exercises/drills
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Readings:
Answer
The English additional
language from activity sheets
Sound to Sense given
by Gerald P.
Delahunty and
James J. Garvey
Understanding
and Producing
Speech by
Edward Matthei
and Thomas
Roeper
Targeting
Pronunciation by
Sue F. Miller
Week
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
9
Morphology: Words and their Handouts on Activity Sheets Review Short quizzes
Parts MORPHOLOGY: handouts given
MORPHEMES Word Map
Morphemes and meaning: AND MEANING Practice word
Morphemes and syllables; AND WORD mapping
recognizing morphemes CLASSES
Answer
Word classes: Additional additional
Content and function words; Readings: activity sheets
free and bound morphemes; given
affixes; roots Linguistics for
Dummies by
Strang Burton
[Link].
Linguistics for
Everyone: An
Introduction by
Kristin Denham
and Anne Loebeck
Week
10
An Introduction to
Language by
Victoria Fromkin
and Robert
Rodman
An Introduction to
th
Language , 7
Edition by Victoria
Fromkin et al.
Introduction to
Linguistics by
Victoria Fromkin
et. al.
The ABCs of
Languages and
Linguistics by
Curtis W. Hayes
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[Link].
Morphology: Words and their Handouts on Activity Sheets Review Short quizzes
Parts MORPHOLOGY: handouts given
DERIVATIONAL Word Map
Derivational Affixation AFFIXATION Practice word
mapping
Additional
Readings: Answer
additional
Linguistics for activity sheets
Dummies by given
Strang Burton
[Link].
Linguistics for
Everyone: An
Introduction by
Kristin Denham
and Anne Loebeck
An Introduction to
Week
Language by
11
Victoria Fromkin
and Robert
Rodman
An Introduction to
th
Language , 7
Edition by Victoria
Fromkin et al.
Introduction to
Linguistics by
Victoria Fromkin
et. al.
The ABCs of
Languages and
Linguistics by
Curtis W. Hayes
[Link].
Morphology: Words and their Handouts on Activity Sheets Review Short quizzes
Parts MORPHOLOGY: handouts given
INFLECTIONAL Word Map
Inflectional Affixation AFFIXATION Practice word
mapping
Additional
Readings: Answer
additional
Linguistics for activity sheets
Week
Dummies by given
12
Strang Burton
[Link].
Linguistics for
Everyone: An
Introduction by
Kristin Denham
and Anne Loebeck
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An Introduction to
Language by
Victoria Fromkin
and Robert
Rodman
An Introduction to
th
Language , 7
Edition by Victoria
Fromkin et al.
Introduction to
Linguistics by
Victoria Fromkin
et. al.
The ABCs of
Languages and
Linguistics by
Curtis W. Hayes
[Link].
Morphology: Words and their Handouts on Activity Sheets Review Short quizzes
Parts MORPHOLOGY: handouts given
AFFIXATION AND Word Map
Affixation and our Mental OUR MENTAL Practice word
Lexicon LEXICON mapping
drawing word trees; word trees Additional Answer
and ambiguity Readings: additional
activity sheets
Linguistics for given
Dummies by
Strang Burton
[Link].
Linguistics for
Everyone: An
Introduction by
Kristin Denham
and Anne Loebeck
Week
13 An Introduction to
Language by
Victoria Fromkin
and Robert
Rodman
An Introduction to
th
Language , 7
Edition by Victoria
Fromkin et al.
Introduction to
Linguistics by
Victoria Fromkin
et. al.
The ABCs of
Languages and
Linguistics by
Curtis W. Hayes
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[Link].
Morphological Typology and Handouts on Activity Sheets Review Short quizzes
Word Formation MORPHOLOGICA handouts given
L TYPOLOGY Word Map
Morphological Typology: AND WORD Practice word
Synthetic languages; analytic FORMATION mapping
languages; mixed typological PROCESSES
systems Answer
Additional additional
Readings: activity sheets
Word Formation Processes: given
Slang versus New Words; Linguistics for Non
Week Recent New Words; Coining Linguists: A
14 Primer with
Exercises by
Frank Parker and
Kathryn Riley
A Concise
Introduction to
Linguistics by
Bruce M. Rowe
and Diane P.
Levine
Morphological Typology and Handouts on Activity Sheets Review Short quizzes
Word Formation WORD handouts given
FORMATION Word Map
Word Formation Processes: PROCESSES Practice word
Compounding; Eponyms; mapping
Blends Additional
Readings: Answer
additional
Linguistics for Non activity sheets
Linguists: A given
Week Primer with
15 Exercises by
Frank Parker and
Kathryn Riley
A Concise
Introduction to
Linguistics by
Bruce M. Rowe
and Diane P.
Levine
Morphological Typology and Handouts on Activity Sheets Review Short quizzes
Word Formation WORD handouts given
FORMATION Word Map
Word Formation Processes: PROCESSES Practice word
Conversions; Acronyms; mapping
Clipping Additional
Week Readings: Answer
16 additional
Linguistics for Non activity sheets
Linguists: A given
Primer with
Exercises by
Frank Parker and
Kathryn Riley
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A Concise
Introduction to
Linguistics by
Bruce M. Rowe
and Diane P.
Levine
Morphological Typology and Handouts on Activity Sheets Review Short quizzes
Word Formation WORD handouts given
FORMATION Word Map
Word Formation Processes: PROCESSES Practice word
Backformation; Reduplication; mapping
Folk etymology Additional
Readings: Answer
additional
Linguistics for Non activity sheets
Linguists: A given
Week Primer with
17 Exercises by
Frank Parker and
Kathryn Riley
A Concise
Introduction to
Linguistics by
Bruce M. Rowe
and Diane P.
Levine
Week
FINAL EXAMINATION
18
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