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An introduction to English morphology : words and their structure /
What exactly are words? Are they the things that get listed in dictionaries, or are they the basic units of sentence structure? Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy explores the implications of these different approaches to words in English. He explains the various ways in which words are related to one anothe...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press Ltd,
[2018]
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| Edition: | 2nd edition. |
| Series: | Edinburgh textbooks on the English language.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | What exactly are words? Are they the things that get listed in dictionaries, or are they the basic units of sentence structure? Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy explores the implications of these different approaches to words in English. He explains the various ways in which words are related to one another, and shows how the history of the English language has affected word structure. Topics include: words, sentences and dictionaries; a word and its parts (roots and affixes); a word and its forms (inflection); a word and its relatives (derivation); compound words; word structure; productivity; and the historical sources of English word formation. Requiring no prior linguistic training, this textbook is suitable for undergraduate students of English - literature or language - and provides a sound basis for further linguistic study. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 154 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781474428989 1474428983 9781474428996 1474428991 |