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Morphology and Lexical Semantics (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 104) (Volume 0) - Softcover

Book 14 of 66: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics

Lieber, Rochelle

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9780521100434: Morphology and Lexical Semantics (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 104) (Volume 0)
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ISBN 10: 0521100437 ISBN 13: 9780521100434
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Exploring the meanings of morphemes and how they combine to form the meanings of complex words, this book examines derived words (writer, unionize), compounds (dog bed, truck driver), and words formed by conversion. Using a series of case studies from English, Rochelle Lieber analyzes the lexical semantics of word formation in a systematic way. The reader is able to explore the nature of affixal polysemy--the reasons why there are multiple affixes with the same function, and the issues of mismatch between form and meaning in word formation.

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About the Author

Rochelle Lieber is Professor of English at the University of New Hampshire.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521100437
ISBN 13 
9780521100434
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
212
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