The Grammar of Words: An Introduction to Linguistic Morphology

Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics

by Geert Booij

Geert Booij's popular textbook examines how words are formed, compounded, and inflected in different languages. It shows how, when, and why to use methods of morphological analysis and explains how morphology relates to syntax, phonology, and semantics. The author considers the universal characteristics of morphology and how these are reflected in the workings of mind. The revised edition has been revised and updated throughout; it has a full glossary and a new chapter on thefield's most notorious the status of the word.'The Grammar of Words by Geert Booij covers a broad range of topics from structural questions to psycholinguistic issues and problems of language change. This introduction to morphology is thorough and accessible and, like other works by this renowned author, especially strong at showing the significance of empirical facts for theoretical reasoning.' Ingo Plag, University of Siegen'A book that is fully comprehensive in its coverage as well as exemplary in its clarity, written by one of the major scholars of contemporary lexical theory.' Sergio Scalise, University of Bologna

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Textbooks

360 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Chadi Raheb · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

If one is totally new to morphology, it'd be a better idea to check Haspelmath's book first: Understanding morphology.

Otherwise, Booij's book is a thorough one (so many topics in so little pages!), and would be a great help as the quickest reference if someone needs to have only a glance to remember stuff!


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[Jeff · Rating 2 out of 5]

A thorough introduction, although the vast majority of examples come from European languages.

[Gregory · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fairly thorough introduction to morphology. As a non-linguist, my sense is that there was a fairly definite theoretical bias, and that's fine. The author draws heavily on Dutch for examples, but other languages are used as necessary to illustrate specific phenomena. All in all, I believe it presents a fairly balanced view of morphology from a theoretical standpoint. Related topics, such as psycholinguistics, language change and language acquisition are treated more briefly.