The Grammar of Words: An Introduction to Linguistic Morphology

Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics

by Geert Booij

Geert Booij's popular textbook on the structure of words has been revised and updated in a third edition. The book covers every aspect of morphological theory and the analysis of words. It is the only introductory text to explore the role of morphology in language processing and language change, and also deals with the relation between morphology and other modules of grammar. The book includes a full glossary and exercises with answers.- revised and updated- with a glossary of terms- exercises and suggestions for further reading- the clearest and most readable text on the market

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Textbooks

353 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.