An introduction to contemporary morphological theory and analysis in generative grammar, this book contains in-text exercises which involve the reader in "doing morphology" by analyzing data from English and other languages. The book is divided into three parts. Part one surveys traditional notions of word-structure which remain fundamental to morphological investigations. Part two explores the relationship between morphology and phonology in current generative grammar, while part three highlights issues in the interaction between morphology and syntax. Francis Katamba has also written "An Introduction to Phonology".
It is a very good textbook for graduate students in linguistics. The book provides you with the necessary knowledge and familiarizes you with the main theories proposed within the generative framework in the 80s and 90s (lexical phonology and prosodic morphology). In its 2nd edition (2006), the book sketches the more recent constraint-based framework of Optimality Theory within morphological theory, too.
A shockingly easy-to-understand book on the most important aspects of morphology. Unlike many other books on this and similar topics in linguistics, the language is clear and not larded up with technical jargon. A valuable book for those interested in this somewhat unorganized field of study.