Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Some basic concepts; 3. Lexicalization; 4. Productivity; 5. Phonological issues in word-formation; 6. Syntactic and semantic issues in word-formation; 7. An outline of English word-formation; 8. Theory and practice; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography and citation index; Index.

Promotional Information

Students of linguistics and English language with no previous knowledge of word-formation or of morphology at all will find English Word-Formation an accessible and stimulating textbook.