The Grammar of Words

Description

Geert Booij's popular textbook has been revised and updated. It covers every aspect of morphological theory and the analysis of words, examines the relation between morphology and other modules of grammar, and is the only introductory text to explore the role of morphology in language processing and change.

• Fully revised and updated
• New chapter on the status of the word
• New glossary terms
• Exercises, questions, and discussion points
• The clearest and most readable written text on the market

About the Author(s)

Geert Booij, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, University of Leiden

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.

Table of Contents

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

Reviews

THE - Textbook Guide round up 08/11/2012 -

Review from previous edition Well-organized and written, coherent and clear.... Covers a great range of morphological concepts, patterns and issues. - Linguist List

carefully edited...a well-balanced overview of the major issues in morphology while serving at the same time both a pedagogical and a descriptive purpose in a field in which textbooks have for a long time been rare. - AnaDÿaz-Negrillo and Salvador Valera Hernandez, English Language and Linguistics

This is a solid work, which nevertheless moves along at a brisk pace and points at many further issues that could be fruitfully studied in follow-up work...we can thoroughly recommend this work. - The Year's Work in English Studies