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The Oxford Handbook of Morphological Theory

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This volume is the first handbook devoted entirely to the multitude of frameworks adopted in the field of morphology, including Minimalism, Optimality Theory, Network Morphology, Cognitive Grammar, and Canonical Typology. Following an introduction from the editors, the first part of the volume offers critical discussions of the main theoretical issues within morphology, both in word formation and in inflection, as well as providing a short history of morphological theory. In the core part of the handbook, part II, each theory is introduced by an expert in the field, who guides the reader through its principles and technicalities, its advantages and disadvantages, and its points of agreement and disagreement with alternative theories. Chapters in part III explore the bigger picture, connecting morphological theory to other subdisciplines of linguistics, such as diachronic change, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and sign language theory. The handbook is intended as a guide for morphologists from all theoretical backgrounds who want to learn more about frameworks other than their own, as well as for linguists in related subfields looking for theoretical connections with the field of morphology.

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ISBN: 9780199668984
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Author: Jenny Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Leiden University Audring
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 752 pages
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Genres: Grammar, syntax and morphology
Historical and comparative linguistics
Language acquisition
Cognition and cognitive psychology