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What is morphology?

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Fundamentals of LinguisticsPublication details: New Jersey : Wiley, ©2023Edition: 3rd edDescription: xviii, 308 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781119715207
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: What is morphology?DDC classification:
  • 415.9 23 ARO-W
LOC classification:
  • P241
Contents:
1 Thinking about Morphology and Morphological Analysis 2 Words and Lexemes 3 Morphology and Phonology 4 Derivation and the Lexicon 5 Derivation and Semantics 6 Inflection 7 Morphology and Syntax 8 Morphological Productivity and the Mental Lexicon 9 Computational Morphology
Summary: "The term morphology is generally attributed to the German poet, novelist, playwright, and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), who coined it early in the nineteenth century in a biological context. Its etymology is Greek. Morph- means 'shape, form', and morphology is the study of form or forms. In biology morphology refers to the study of the form and structure of organisms, and in geology it refers to the study of the configuration and evolution of land forms. In linguistics morphology refers to the mental system involved in word formation or to the branch of linguistics that deals with words, their internal structure, and how they are formed"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Thinking about Morphology and Morphological Analysis 2 Words and Lexemes 3 Morphology and Phonology 4 Derivation and the Lexicon 5 Derivation and Semantics 6 Inflection 7 Morphology and Syntax 8 Morphological Productivity and the Mental Lexicon 9 Computational Morphology

"The term morphology is generally attributed to the German poet, novelist, playwright, and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), who coined it early in the nineteenth century in a biological context. Its etymology is Greek. Morph- means 'shape, form', and morphology is the study of form or forms. In biology morphology refers to the study of the form and structure of organisms, and in geology it refers to the study of the configuration and evolution of land forms. In linguistics morphology refers to the mental system involved in word formation or to the branch of linguistics that deals with words, their internal structure, and how they are formed"--

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