Tamil Morphophonemics

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Tamil Morphophonemics (TLL110)

Applications Open: 01 October 2024

Applications Close: 15 November 2024

Next Available Intake: January 2025

Course Types: Modular Undergraduate Course

Language: Tamil

Duration: 6 months

Fees: $1392 View More Details on Fees

Area of Interest: Linguistics and Languages

Schemes: Alumni Continuing Education (ACE)

Funding: To be confirmed

School/Department: School of Humanities & Behavioural Sciences

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Synopsis

TLL110 covers the basic grammar and morphophonemic rules pertaining to the morphemic structure of Tamil. These rules are elucidated with examples and instances drawn from contemporary Tamil. Although aphorisms from Tamil grammatical treatises like Tolkaapiam and Nanool are cited in this course, greater emphasis is given to functional grammar. Students will learn about the combination of vowel finals, general combinations, special combinations of vowels, mutation, hard consonants before vowel, words with a, á, i, u as finals, the combination of consonant finals and combinations of case-findings.

Level: 1
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY JAN

Topics

புணர்ச்சி – ஓர் அறிமுகம்
புணர்ச்சியை அறிய, அறிய வேண்டியவை
புணர்ச்சி விதிகள் I : உயிரீற்றுப் புணர்ச்சிகள்
புணர்ச்சி விதிகள் II : மெய்யீற்றுப் புணர்ச்சிகள்
புணர்ச்சி விதிகள் III : உருபுப்புணர்ச்சியும் சாரியையும்
புணர்ச்சி விதிகள் IV : பிற புணர்ச்சிகள்
புணர்ச்சி விதிகள் V : புறனடை

Learning Outcome

Interpret natural or mutational union in contiguous words (combination). (B3)
Discuss the structure of the Tamil language in terms of its morphophonemic structure. (B2)
Show an awareness of the morphophonemic structure of Tamil. (B3)
Identify casual combinations of the fourteen kinds in vowel finals. (B1)
Demonstrate combinations of consonant finals such as consonant finals before vowels. (B3)
Define phonetic and phonemic changes in combination or fusion of words or syntactical constituents. (B1)
Classify casual combinations of the six grammatical cases. (B1)
Outline internal and external Sandhi in the combination of words. (B2)