Introducing morphology

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Introducing morphology

Rochelle Lieber

(Cambridge introductions to language and linguistics)

Cambridge University Press, 2010

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  • : hbk

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Bibliography: p. [207]-210

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Morphology is the study of how words are put together. A lively introduction to the subject, this textbook is intended for undergraduates with relatively little background in linguistics. Providing data from a wide variety of languages, it includes hands-on activities such as 'challenge boxes', designed to encourage students to gather their own data and analyse it, work with data on websites, perform simple experiments, and discuss topics with each other. There is also an extensive introduction to the terms and concepts necessary for analysing words. Topics such as the mental lexicon, derivation, compounding, inflection, morphological typology, productivity, and the interface of morphology with syntax and phonology expose students to the whole scope of the field. Unlike other textbooks it anticipates the question 'Is it a real word?' and tackles it head on by looking at the distinction between dictionaries and the mental lexicon.

Table of Contents

  • 1. What is morphology?
  • 2. Words, dictionaries, and the mental lexicon
  • 3. Lexeme formation - the familiar
  • 4. Productivity and creativity
  • 5. Lexeme formation: further afield
  • 6. Inflection
  • 7. Typology
  • 8. Words and sentences: the interface between morphology and syntax
  • 9. Sounds and shapes: the interface between morphology and phonology
  • 10. Theoretical challenges.

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