Introducing Linguistic Morphology
A newly expanded and updated edition of one of the best-selling introductions to linguistic morphology — the study and description of word formations in languages — that deals with inflection, derivation, and compounding, the system of word-forming elements and processes in a language. Basic concepts are introduced, with an abundance of examples from a range of familiar and exotic languages, followed by a discussion of, among other topics, the definition of word-form, productivity, inflection...
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A textbook on studying how words change their appearance in different situations and uses, for students with little or no background in linguistics. To the 1988 edition, chapters have been added on morphology and the brain; and on how morphology arises, changes, and disappears. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
PrefacePt. 1Fundamentals11Introduction32The Basic Units83the Morphological Structure of Words24Pt. 2Elaboration554Defining the Word-Form575Productivity706Inflection and Derivation917What is a Morpheme?1108The Domain of Morphology122Pt. 3Issues1439Recognising Morphemes14510Lexicalist Morphology16611Word-and-Paradigm Morphology19612Non-Linear Approaches to Morphology21413Morphological Typology and Universals23014Natural Morphology25315Diachronic Morphology26816Morphology in the Mind280App. AMorphological analysis295App. B: Discussion of selected exercises303App. C: Glossary324References345Index359
