Understanding Morphology

Author: Martin Haspelmath
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134645961
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 387

Book 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.

Understanding Morphology

Author: Martin Haspelmath
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1444117114
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Understanding Morphology

Author: Martin Haspelmath
Publisher: Hodder Education
ISBN: 9780340760253
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
This introduction to morphology assumes no prior knowledge of linguistics and presents the field of morphology in an accessible way. Emphasis is put on presenting a range of morphological phenomena from a wide variety of languages.

Introducing Morphology

Author: Rochelle Lieber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521895499
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 229

Book Description
A lively introduction to the study of how words are put together.

Floral Diagrams

Author: Louis P. Ronse De Craene
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521729451
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 458

Book Description
Floral morphology remains the cornerstone for plant identification and studies of plant evolution. This guide gives a global overview of the floral diversity of the angiosperms through the use of detailed floral diagrams. These schematic diagrams replace long descriptions or complicated drawings as a tool for understanding floral structure and evolution. They show important features of flowers, such as the relative positions of the different organs, their fusion, symmetry, and structural details. The relevance of the diagrams is discussed, and pertinent evolutionary trends are illustrated. The range of plant species represented reflects the most recent classification of flowering plants based mainly on molecular data, which is expected to remain stable in the future. This book is invaluable for researchers and students working on plant structure, development and systematics, as well as being an important resource for plant ecologists, evolutionary botanists and horticulturists.

Understanding Morphology

Author: Sims Andrea
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN: 9781138794818
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

What is Morphology?

Author: Mark Aronoff
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444351761
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
What is Morphology? is a concise and critical introduction to the central ideas of morphology, which has been revised and expanded to include additional material on morphological productivity and the mental lexicon, experimental and computational methods, and new teaching material. Introduces the fundamental aspects of morphology to students with minimal background in linguistics Includes additional material on morphological productivity and the mental lexicon, and experimental and computational methods Features new and revised exercises as well as suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter Equips students with the skills to analyze a wide breadth of classic morphological issues through engaging examples Uses cross-linguistic data throughout to illustrate concepts, specifically referencing Kujamaat Joola, a Senegalese language Includes a new answer key, available for instructors online at http://www.wiley.com/go/aronoff

Morphology and Mind

Author: Christopher J. Hall
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415041423
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description

Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Author: Colin Baker
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 185359864X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 505

Book Description
Written as an introductory text from a crossdisciplinary perspective, this book covers individual and societal concepts in minority and majority languages.

Universals of Language Today

Author: Sergio Scalise
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402088256
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
This book collects the contributions presented at the international congress held at the University of Bologna in January 2007, where leading scholars of different persuasions and interests offered an up-to-date overview of the current status of the research on linguistic universals. The papers that make up the volume deal with both theoretical and empirical issues, and range over various domains, covering not only morphology and syntax, which were the major focus of Greenberg’s seminal work, but also phonology and semantics, as well as diachrony and second language acquisition. Diverse perspectives illustrate and discuss a huge number of phenomena from a wide variety of languages, not only exploring the way research on universals - tersects with different subareas of linguistics, but also contributing to the ongoing debate between functional and formal approaches to explaining the universals of language. This stimulating reading for scientists, researchers and postgraduate students in linguistics shows how different, but not irreconcilable, modes of explanation can complement each other, both offering fresh insights into the investigation of unity and diversity in languages, and pointing to exciting areas for future research. • A fresh and up-to-date survey of the present state of research on Universals of Language in an international context, with original contributions from leading specialists in the eld. • First-hand accounts of substantive ndings and theoretical observations in diff- ent subareas of linguistics. • Huge number of linguistic phenomena and data from diffferent languages a- lyzed and discussed in detail.