A Historical Morphology of English
A Historical Morphology of English
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A textbook survey of how English morphology has evolved from Old English to the present
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A Historical Morphology of English by Don Ringe
Charting the major developments in the morphology of English, this book introduces students to English inflectional and derivational morphology, presenting them with a long-range perspective of language change. The book is also built around the chronological periods crucial for each type of important large-scale change in the morphology of English, moving from Old, Middle and Early Modern English, to Modern English. The book also explores four sources of linguistic innovation - learner errors in categorical inflectional systems, lexical analogy, productivity in derivational systems and language and dialect contact - illustrating the extent to which the history of English Morphology offers significant information about morphological change in general.
Don Ringe is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania
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| ISBN 13 | 9781474459778 |
| ISBN 10 | 1474459773 |
| Title | A Historical Morphology of English |
| Author | Don Ringe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 2021-09-22 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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