The Grammar of Words
An Introduction to Linguistic Morphology
3rd Edition
Published on 13. September 2012
978-0-19-267058-8 (ISBN)
Description
Geert Booij's popular textbook on the structure of words has been revised and updated in a third edition. The book covers every aspect of morphological theory and the analysis of words. It is the only introductory text to explore the role of morphology in language processing and language change, and also deals with the relation between morphology and other modules of grammar. The book includes a full glossary and exercises with answers.
- revised and updated
- with a glossary of terms
- exercises and suggestions for further reading
- the clearest and most readable text on the market
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09/2012
3rd Edition
Oxford University Press
€48.40
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Person
Geert Booij is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Leiden, the author of The Morphology of Dutch (2002) and Construction Morphology (2010), both published at Oxford University Press, and founder and editor of the journal Morphology.
Content
- Part I: What is Linguistic Morphology
- 1: Morphology: basic notions
- 2: Morphological Analysis
- Part II: Word-formation
- 3: Derivation
- 4: Compounding
- Part III: Inflection
- 5: Inflection
- 6: Inflectional Systems
- part IV: Interfaces
- 7: The Interface Between Morphology and Phonology
- 8: Morphology and Syntax: demarcation and interaction
- 9: Morphology and Semantics
- Part V: Morphology and Mind
- 10: Morphology and Psycholinguistics
- 11: Morphology and Language Change
- Part IV: Conclusions
- 12: The Word as a Linguistic Unit
- Answers to questions
- Glossary of terms
- References
- Language index
- Index of terms
