Word structure

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Word Structure, provides a complete introduction to morphology, the study of the structure of words. Word Structure:
* examines how words work as part of the language system
* encourages readers to take an objective and analytic approach
* refers to a wealth of languages, including Turkish and Latin, to illustrate points raised
* provides clear and succinct summaries at the end of each unit.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Using this book (p. vi)
• Acknowledgements (p. viii)
• 1 Dividing words up (p. 1)
• 2 Words and paradigms (p. 10)
• 3 Lexical and grammatical morphology (p. 19)
• 4 Roots, bases, stems and other structural things (p. 27)
• 5 Compound and complex bases (p. 34)
• 6 Identifying grammatical morphemes (p. 40)
• 7 Where to fix affixes (p. 47)
• 8 Word-formation by reduction (p. 56)
• 9 Allomorphy: books with more than one cover (p. 62)
• 10 Allomorphy in other languages (p. 73)
• Where next? (p. 83)
• Answers to exercises (p. 85)
• Technical terms index (p. 99)
• Language index (p. 101)