An Introduction to English Morphology: Words and Their Structure Contributor(s): Carstairs-McCarthy, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474428967 ISBN-13: 9781474428965 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: January 2018 Click for more in this series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Morphology |
Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.7" W x 8.6" L (0.70 lbs) |
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Publisher Description: What exactly are words? Are they the things that get listed in dictionaries, or are they the basic units of sentence structure? Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy explores the implications of these different approaches to words in English. He explains the various ways in which words are related to one another, and shows how the history of the English language has affected word structure.Topics include: words, sentences and dictionaries; a word and its parts (roots and affixes); a word and its forms (inflection); a word and its relatives (derivation); compound words; word structure; productivity; and the historical sources of English word formation. Features: * presupposes no linguistic training * aimed at students of English (literature or language) and also provides a sound basis for further linguistic study * contains ample exercise material, with answers and discussion, which can serve as models for further exercises |
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