The Oxford Handbook of Derivational MorphologyRochelle Lieber, Pavol Štekauer The Oxford Handbook of Derivational Morphology is intended as a companion volume to the Oxford Handbook of Compounding (OUP 2009), aiming to provide a comprehensive and thorough overview of the study of derivational morphology. Written by distinguished scholars, its 41 chapters are devoted to theoretical and definitional matters, formal and semantic issues, interdisciplinary connections, and detailed descriptions of derivational processes in a wide range of language families. It presents the reader with the current state of the art in the study of derivational morphology. |
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action addition adjectives adverbs affixes agent alternation appear applies approach argued argument attach base become called causative chapter combinations common compared complex compounds considered consonant construction conversion create denoting derivational diminutive discussion distinction elements English evaluative example exist expressed final formation frequent function German give given grammatical head illustrated indicate infixes inflectional instance involving languages less lexemes lexical linguistic marker marking meaning morpheme morphology naming nature nominal notes nouns object observed occur original paradigm particular pattern person phonological plural position possible predictable prefix present productive properties question reduplication refer requirement result root rules semantic sense similar speakers specific stem structure suffix suggests syllable syntactic Table templatic theory tion transitive typically University verb verbal vowel word formation