March 29: Relational Morphology

This week I would like you to get acquainted with the framework of Relational Morphology. The framework is very similar to Construction Morphology (aka morphology within Construction Grammar), which we talked about last week. For all practical purposes, you can basically assume that the theories are in fact the one and the same theory (and, in fact, their authors have collaborated and cowritten papers together). The two main people associated with Relational Morphology are Ray Jackendoff, whom you will meet this week (well, kind of), and Jenny Audring. The framework is sort of the "new hot thing," and it seems to be a very promising framework, and we will be coming back to it throughout the rest of the semester.

I would like you to basically watch the following lecture of Ray Jackendoff. Based on the lecture, I would like you to summarize the main principles of the theory of Relational Morphology, which is the third assignment. The assignment should not exceed two pages. Since there is no class next week because of Easter, the assignment is due April 11.