I didn't like this subject for the first few weeks or so, but really liked it by the end. This subject was actually quite similar to Phonology (LING30002) in structure and overall vibe. Basically, the first few weeks were revision of basic concepts and weren't very interesting. It kind of felt like the lectures were just full of random facts about morphology. The end of the subject ties everything together really nicely, however, and unites all the content taught in the subject into a discussion of different theoretical frameworks for morphology, so by the end of it you feel really well informed about the state of morphology as a research field. Key topics studied in this subject include morphology-phonology and morphology-syntax interactions, morphology and the brain (including a look at some key experiments in cognitive linguistics), clitics, inflectional vs derivational morphology, productivity, and nonconcatenative morphology. There were two problem-solving assessments and a final exam, all of which were perfectly doable provided you kept up to date with the content. Brett was not an interesting lecturer to listen to and was often grumpy in the tutorials. I would recommend this subject if you are interested in morphology, but agree with the review below that you should avoid this subject if you're not passionate about grammar.

Great subject and the lecturer Brett is very knowledgeable, although sometimes he was hard to follow. The subject is a must if you're at all interested in morphology. But know that it is very hard. The assignments were very difficult and the exam was quite challenging, but all definitely doable if you put in the time and effort to understand the concepts. Doing the tutorial exercises in advance is also necessary to avoid feeling lost in the tutes. Would recommend to any linguistics major who has an interest in structures and patterns. If you're not into that kind of stuff then definitely avoid this subject.