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    Understanding Morphology by Haspelmath, Martin; Sims, Andrea;

    Series: Understanding Language;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 2, New edition
    • Publisher Routledge
    • Date of Publication 24 September 2010

    • ISBN 9780340950012
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages384 pages
    • Size 234x156 mm
    • Weight 460 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations None
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    Short description:

    Now fully revised in line with the latest research, 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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    Long description:

    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.





    "The revisions are really excellent. They keep the wealth of typological examples in the first edition, while incorporating a deep and clear discussion of recent advances in the theory of productivity and change. This updated training for students will certainly raise the level of the field."


    Janet B. Pierrehumbert, Professor of Linguistics, Northwestern University, USA

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface to the second edition
    Preface to the first edition
    Abbreviations
    1. Introduction
    2. Basic concepts
    3. Rules
    4. Lexicon
    5. Inflection and derivation
    6. Productivity
    7. Morphological trees
    8. Inflectional paradigms
    9. Words and phrases
    10. Morphophonology
    11. Morphology and valence
    12. Frequency effects in morphology
    Key to comprehension exercises
    References
    Glossary of technical terms
    Language index
    Subject index

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