Morphologl Theory An Intro

by Andrew Spencer

Book Overview

This is the first near-exhaustive introduction to the burgeoning field of morphology in generative grammar. Presupposing very little prior knowledge of linguistics, the book guides the reader from absolute basics to the most recent theoretical developments. Written in an accessible style, and including a wealth of exercises, this textbook is designed so that it can be used either on courses explicitly focused on morphology or as an adjunct to other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631161449
• ISBN13: 9780631161448
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A good intro

This book provides a good introduction to diverse morphological theories of the 20th century. It is, however, getting to be a bit outdated so more recent theories (e.g. distributed morphology) are not covered. It does provide a good survey of various theories and discusses the pros and cons of each.