Description: Understanding Morphology Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Author(s): Martin Haspelmath, Andrea Sims Format: Paperback Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom Imprint: Hodder Education ISBN-13: 9780340950012, 978-0340950012 Synopsis This new edition of Understanding Morphology has been fully revised in line with the latest research. It now includes 'big picture' questions to highlight central themes in morphology, as well as research exercises for each chapter. Understanding Morphology presents an introduction to the study of word structure that starts at the very beginning. Assuming no knowledge of the field of morphology on the part of the reader, the book presents a broad range of morphological phenomena from a wide variety of languages. Starting with the core areas of inflection and derivation, the book presents the interfaces between morphology and syntax and between morphology and phonology. The synchronic study of word structure is covered, as are the phenomena of diachronic change, such as analogy and grammaticalization. Theories are presented clearly in accessible language with the main purpose of shedding light on the data, rather than as a goal in themselves. The authors consistently draw on the best research available, thus utilizing and discussing both functionalist and generative theoretical approaches. Each chapter includes a summary, suggestions for further reading, and exercises. As such this is the ideal book for both beginning students of linguistics, or anyone in a related discipline looking for a first introduction to morphology.
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Book Title: Understanding Morphology
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Understanding Morphology
Publisher: Taylor & Francis LTD
Publication Year: 2010
Subject: Engineering & Technology
Item Height: 234 mm
Item Weight: 544 g
Type: Study Guide
Author: Andrea Sims, Martin Haspelmath
Series: Understanding Language
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Paperback
