What is Morphology?, 2nd Edition

by Aronoff, Kirsten Fudeman

What is Morphology? is a concise and critical introduction to the central ideas of morphology, which has been revised and expanded to include additional material on morphological productivity and the mental lexicon, experimental and computational methods, and new teaching material.

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Language, School, Textbooks

312 pages, Paperback

First published October 25, 2004

Reviews

[Backtodecember · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was not the worst read. I, however, have read better explanations of complex morphological principles elsewhere. I found it to be disorganized and scatterbrained in the explanations and new vocabulary that was introduced was not explained thoroughly throughout the book. Especially in the first 2 chapters. It is, still, comprehensible and I did learn a lot. However, it's explanations are complicated and information was just thrown into sections haphazardly which confuse the reader. Also its language example was not helpful, in my opinion. I would have like to have read more about the individual principles with relevant examples from different languages as opposed to long arduous reading at the end of the chapter about a foreign language. I understand it is so that the reader can apply what was just discussed to a language but I felt that this could have been executed better.

[Kirttimukha TheCat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is clear and concise. Slightly more geared toward those who have less of an understanding of morphology than others, so it's more accessible as an introductory text.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, clearly written intro to all the basics.

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great morphology textbook for undergrad level