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Morphology in English : word formation in cognitive grammar / Zeki Hamawand.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hamawand, Zeki.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Morphology.
- English language.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (294 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Continuum, 2011.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Morphology in English is a text which provides an in-depth analysis of the branch of linguistics which studies the formation of composite words and the form-meaning relationships between their subparts. It takes a cognitive viewpoint and provides full coverage of the essential topics of prefixation, suffixation and compounding. It covers categorization, configuration and conceptualization and enables readers to recognize the complexity of the English lexical system. It demonstrates the pivotal role which morphemes play in the expansion of a languages lexical store.The book combines two aspects
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Framework
- pt. 2. Prefixation
- pt. 3. Suffixation
- pt. 4. Compounding.
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4411-7820-1
- OCLC:
- 745866146
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