9 episodes

Structure of English Words Stanford Continuing Studies Program

    • Language Learning

    9. Latin and Greek Morphology (June 2, 2008)

    9. Latin and Greek Morphology (June 2, 2008)

    William Leben, Stanford Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, gives a brief explanation of a few Greek and Latin morphology, in the singular and plural, that is still used today. (June 2, 2008)

    • 12 min
    8. Indo-European and Modern Languages (May 19, 2009)

    8. Indo-European and Modern Languages (May 19, 2009)

    William Leben, Stanford Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, explains relationships between the development of sounds as Indo-European languages mixed and explains many examples of how roots can create a variety of different words. (May 19, 2008)

    • 5 sec
    7. Correct English, and Who Gets to Decide (May 12, 2009)

    7. Correct English, and Who Gets to Decide (May 12, 2009)

    William Leben, Stanford Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, discusses academic analyses of the correctness of words and their structural and logical use before he explores folk etymology. (May 12, 2008)

    • 4 sec
    6. Meaning: A Moving Target (May 5, 2008)

    6. Meaning: A Moving Target (May 5, 2008)

    William Leben, Stanford Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, discusses the development of word meaning, and explains several words whose meanings are often taken for granted. (May 5, 2008)

    • 4 sec
    5. Regular Allomorphy (April 28, 2008)

    5. Regular Allomorphy (April 28, 2008)

    William Leben, Stanford Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, discusses the technicality of vowel and word sound formation, and examines allomorphy and irregular but frequent changes in words. (April 28, 2008)

    • 3 sec
    4. Allomorphy: Changes in Form (April 21, 2008)

    4. Allomorphy: Changes in Form (April 21, 2008)

    William Leben states that unraveling the organized structure of an English word is an exercise in morphology, not etymology. Lebal spends the second half of the lecture discussing the technical processes and terminology of consonant sounds.

    • 5 sec

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