Bestselling introduction to English morphology now revised & updated What exactly are words? Are they the things that get listed in dictionaries or are they the basic units of sentence structure? Andrew Carstairs-Mc Carthy explores the implications of these different approaches to words in English He explains the various ways in which words are related to one another & shows how the history of the English language has affected word structure Topics include words sentences & dictionaries; a word & its parts (roots & affixes); a word & its forms (inflection); a word & its relatives (derivation); compound words; word structure; productivity; & the historical sources of English word formation Requiring no prior linguistic training this textbook is suitable for undergraduate students of English
- literature or language
- & provides a sound basis for further linguistic study The second edition featuresupdated exercises throughout with answers & discussionfully updated recommendations for further readingrefreshed examples & referencesa completely new introduction & glossary