This academic book, published in 1997, delves into the intricacies of "Morphological Productivity" by Laurie Bauer. It explores fundamental questions in linguistics, such as why certain word-formation processes are more common than others and how affixes are utilized and processed. The work is grounded in twenty years of research, offering new insights into word formation, morphology, syntax, phonology, and psycholinguistics, employing an eclectic approach that integrates findings across these disciplines.
This manual serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding the principles of linguistic morphology. It details the usability of affixes, methods for measuring affix facility, and the psycholinguistic processing of affixes. The book is presented in English and comprises 260 pages, providing a thorough examination of its subject matter for students, researchers, and professionals in the field of linguistics.
Why are there more English words ending in -ness than ending in -ity? What is it about some endings that makes them more widely usable than others? Can we measure the differences in the facility with which the various affixes are used? Does the difference in facility reflect a difference in the way we treat words containing these affixes in the brain? These are the questions examined in this book. Morphological productivity has, over the centuries, been a major factor in providing the huge vocabulary of English and remains one of the most contested areas in the study of word-formation and structure. This book takes an eclectic approach to the topic, applying the findings for morphology to syntax and phonology. Bringing together the results of twenty years' work in the field, it provides new insights and considers a wide range of linguistic and psycholinguistic evidence.
Author: Bauer, Laurie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Morphological Productivity
Pages: 00260 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 1997-05-30
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780521792387
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Linguistics - General
Why are there more English words ending in -ness than ending in -ity? What is it about some endings that makes them more widely usable than others? Can we measure the differences in the facility with which the various affixes are used? Does the difference in facility reflect a difference in the way we treat words containing these affixes in the brain? These are the questions examined in this book. Morphological productivity has, over the centuries, been a major factor in providing the huge vocabulary of English and remains one of the most contested areas in the study of word-formation and structure. This book takes an eclectic approach to the topic, applying the findings for morphology to syntax and phonology. Bringing together the results of twenty years' work in the field, it provides new insights and considers a wide range of linguistic and psycholinguistic evidence.
Author: Bauer, Laurie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Morphological Productivity
Pages: 00260 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 1997-05-30
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780521792387
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines : Linguistics - General
