Full Description
Different theoretical positions can lead to conflicting restrictions on our understanding of what morphology is about. In this textbook, Laurie Bauer presents a new way of thinking about morphological structure - one that will maximise our benefits from the existing disparate approaches available. Presenting a clear and critical overview, this book equips students with the tools to discuss morphological phenomena and to do so in relation to other linguistic contexts, including semantics, psycholinguistics and language change.
Structured around the core areas of morphemic theory, word morphology, word syntax, the boundaries of morphology, and exemplars and resonances, each chapter discusses the limits, strengths and wider implications of existing theories and issues surrounding these facets of morphology.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and notational conventions
1 Introduction
1.1 Morphology and the word
1.2 Theory and description
1.3 About this book
Notes and comments
Reading
Discussion questions
2 Morpheme-based morphology
2.1 A sketch morphemic model
2.2 Problems for the morpheme
2.2.1 How much similarity of form must allomorphs share?
2.2.2 How much similarity of meaning must allomorphs share?
2.2.3 What are the limits of analysis?
2.2.4 Empty morphs
2.2.5 Zero morphs
2.2.6 Processes as morphs
2.2.7 Cumulative exponence
2.2.8 Extended exponence
2.2.9 Superfluous morphs
2.2.10 Morphs with incompatible meanings
2.2.11 Inversion
2.3 Evaluation
2.4 An alternative
Notes and comments
Reading
Discussion questions
3 Word-based morphology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The fundamentals of such a model
3.3 Two potential criticisims of word-based morphology
3.4 Inflection and derivation
3.4.1 Questions of definition
3.4.2 The inflection-derivation split
3.5 What if there is no inflection-derivation split?
Notes and comments
Reading
Discussion questions
4. Word syntax
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Some basics
4.3 Headedness
4.4 Morphotactics
4.5 Conclusion
Notes and comments
Reading
Discussion questions
5 The phonological correlates of concatenation
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Deletion of phonological material
5.2.1 Haplology
5.2.2 Truncation
5.3 Addition of phonological material
5.4 The modification of phonological material
5.4.1 Assimilation
5.4.2 Remnants of historical processes
5.4.3 Cluster simplification
5.4.4 Structure optimisation
5.5 Wider phonological change
5.6 Conclusion
Notes and comments
Reading
Discussion questions
6. The borders of morphology
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Meaning without form
6.3 Form without meaning
6.4 Acronyms
6.5 Phonaesthemes
6.6 Blends
6.7 Clippings
6.8 Yiddish-influences shm-
6.9 Backformation
6.10 Messy formations and the limits of description
6.11 Analogy
Notes and comments
Reading
Discussion questions
7 Exemplars and resonances
7.1 Interlude: the acquisition of phonemes
7.2 Acquiring morphology
7.3 Exemplar theory
7.4 Resonances
7.5 Why is an approach based on exemplar theory and resonances an improvement?
7.5.1 Morphemes
7.5.2 Unique outcomes
7.5.3 Inflection and derivation
7.5.4 Morphotactics
7.5.5 Headedness
7.5.6 Lack of compositionality
7.5.7 Productivity
7.5.8 Typology and naturalness
7.6 Is there anything that this kind of approach cannot explain?
7.7 Examples
7.8 Conclusion
Notes and comments
Reading
Discussion questions
Glossary
References
Index
