August 21, 2010

Word-Formation in English: Textbooks in Linguistics

Title: Word-Formation in English: Textbooks in Linguistics
Author(s): Ingo Plag
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2002
Pages: 265
Size: 1.34 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

This textbook provides an accessible int roduction to the study of word-formation, focussing specifically on English. Assuming no prior Linguistic knowledge, Ingo Plag explains the fundamentals of word-formation, showing how morphemes - the elements of a word's internal structure - can function both to relate words to other words, and to create new words. [+/-]


Students are encouraged to undertake their own morphological analyses of English words, and are familiarised with the methodological tools to obtain and analyse relevant data. Word-Formation in English will be welcomed by all students of English Language and Linguistics.

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