Introducing Morphology (Cambridge Introductions to Language and Linguistics) - Softcover

Lieber, Rochelle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521719798 ISBN 13: 9780521719797

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Rochelle Lieber is Professor of Linguistics in the English Department at the University of New Hampshire. Her recent publications include The Oxford Handbook of Compounding (2009), Morphology and Lexical Semantics (Cambridge, 2004), and The Handbook of Word Formation (2005).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521719798
• ISBN 13: 9780521719797
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 228