Word Formation as a Naming Device

by Pius Ten-Hacken

Ten Hacken and Panocov present a systematic overview of how different current morphological theories account for the naming function of word formation.
Naming is an essential preliminary step for the effective use of language. In most linguistic theories, word formation is covered as a part of morphology. However, morphological theories, especially those in generative linguistics, tend to focus on the form and structure of words, rather than...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474487017
• ISBN13: 9781474487016
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"