Linguisticae Investigationes Supplementa Introduction to English Derivational Morphology |
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| Author:
| Lightner, Ted |
| Series title: | Lingvisticæ Investigationes Supplementa Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-272-8041-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1983 |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $210.00 |
Book Description:
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This book aims to give an indication of the extent of derivational morphology in English; of how much immanent, internal structure must be presumed for words -- even apparently simplex ones. This is done by showing that three (morpho-)phonological processes which tend to hide surface sound-meaning relationships must be taken into account when constructing a synchronic grammar of Modern English: ablaut, obstruent shift, and vowel shift.
This book aims to give an indication of the extent of derivational morphology in English; of how much immanent, internal structure must be presumed for words -- even apparently simplex ones. This is done by showing that three (morpho-)phonological processes which tend to hide surface sound-meaning relationships must be taken into account when constructing a synchronic grammar of Modern English: ablaut, obstruent shift, and vowel shift.