What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hoursHomework
NAAssessment
Informal assessment in the form of understanding checks throughout the class.Class Experience
We we begin by learning some of the word-formation processes that are commonly studied in historical linguistics to explain language change. These processes are part of the study of morphology and semantics. Once we have practiced understanding these word-formation processes, we will compile a list of 5-10 popular slang words as a group. Then we will see which word-formation process applies for explaining how each word came into existence. We will compile a small "slang dictionary" including the word and its definition, syntactic category, an example phrase or sentence, and an explanation of the word formation process used to create it.
Learning Goals
Students will learn to describe and identify several word formation processes that are part of morphology and semantics, two major subfields of linguistics.
Students will categorize slang terms into their appropriate word-formation processes.
Students will create an entry for a "slang dictionary" for about 5 popular terms.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
NA
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
NA
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Live One-Time Class
$10
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
1-12 learners per class