Morphological Theory and the Morphology of English von Jan Don

EDINBURGH TEXTBOOKS ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - ADVANCED Series Editor: Heinz Giegerich Books in this series provide readers with a detailed description and explanation of key areas of English Language study. The authors presuppose a basic working knowledge of the topic and explore aspects of the linguistics of English for an intermediate or advanced student readership. Morphological Theory and the Morphology of English Jan Don 'Jan Don's lucid and down-to-earth discussion of core phenomena in English morphology is an ideal introduction for advanced students who have the ambition of reading recent primary literature in this area. Don does an excellent job of explaining what problems researchers have been working on, and why. His evaluation of proposed solutions is balanced and insightful. Theoretically informed, unpretentious and fun.' Ad Neeleman, Department of Linguistics, UCL This introduction to morphology offers graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in linguistics an accessible entry point to the primary literature in the field of morphology. The book specifically focuses on generative theories of morphology. It offers a thorough introduction to the many issues which have shaped the field of morphology over the last few decades and in doing so prepares students for further reading and research in the subject. Topics covered include derivation versus inflection, lexical versus syntactic models of morphology, synthetic compounds and storage versus computation. Each chapter provides the reader with suggestions for further reading as well as exercises designed to test understanding of this complex and fascinating field. Jan Don is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam.