Understanding Morphology 2e
Martin Haspelmarth & Andrea Sims

This new edition of Understanding Morphology has been fully revised in line with the latest research. It now includes 'big picture' questions to highlight central themes in morphology, as well as research exercises for each chapter.

Understanding Morphology presents an introduction to the study of word structure that starts at the very beginning. Assuming no knowledge of the field of morphology on the part of the reader, the book presents a broad range of morphological phenomena from a wide variety of languages. Starting with the core areas of inflection and derivation, the book presents the interfaces between morphology and syntax and between morphology and phonology. The synchronic study of word structure is covered, as are the phenomena of diachronic change, such as analogy and grammaticalization.

Theories are presented clearly in accessible language with the main purpose of shedding light on the data, rather than as a goal in themselves. The authors consistently draw on the best research available, thus utilizing and discussing both functionalist and generative theoretical approaches.

Each chapter includes a summary, suggestions for further reading, and exercises.  As such this is the ideal book for both beginning students of linguistics, or anyone in a related discipline looking for a first introduction to morphology.

• Fully updated in line with the latest research
• Uses examples from a variety of languages
• Each chapter begins with a 'big picture' question designed to introduce students to essential themes
• New open-ended research exercises allow students to put what they have read into practice
• Assumes no prior knowledge of morphology
• New further reading sections, glossary and references
  
  Table of Contents:
  Preface to the second edition
  Preface to the first edition
  Abbreviations
  Introduction
  What is morphology?
  Morphology in different languages
  The goals of morphological research
  A brief user’s guide to this book
  Summary of Chapter 1
  Further reading
  Comprehension exercises
  Basic concepts
  Lexemes and word-forms
  Affixes, bases and roots
  Morphemes and allomorphs
  Summary of Chapter 2
  Appendix. Morpheme-by-morpheme glosses
  Comprehension exercises
  Exploratory exercise
  Rules
  Morphological patterns
  Affixation and compounding
  Base modification
  Reduplication
  Conversion
  Outside the realm of morphology
  Two approaches to morphological rules
  The morpheme-based model
  The word-based model
  Summary of Chapter 3
  Further reading
  Comprehension exercises
  Exploratory exercise