Martin Haspelmath Bücher

This accessible introduction to morphology explores word structure and presents a comprehensive overview of major theoretical debates within the field. The book compares key approaches to morphological structure on a continuum rather than as isolated theories. Fully updated, the third edition includes discussions of morphological phenomena across various languages, examines the interfaces between morphology and syntax, as well as morphology and phonology. A new chapter on "Doing morphological analysis" outlines principles of descriptive analysis, while expanded exploratory exercises challenge readers beyond chapter content. Additionally, new online materials offer data sets corresponding to the exercises, guidance for tackling them, and extended illustrations of descriptive morphological analysis. Each of the twelve chapters features a summary, further reading suggestions, and exercises with answers. With its theoretical discussions and balanced approach, this book serves as an ideal resource for linguistics students and researchers in morphology seeking a clear overview of the subject.

The Atlas presents commentaries and colour maps showing how 130 linguistic features - phonological, syntactic, morphological, and lexical - are distributed among the world's pidgins and creoles. Designed and written by the world's leading experts, it is a unique resource of outstanding value for linguists of all persuasions throughout the world.

The Atlas and three-volume Survey present by far the most comprehensive source of reference ever published on the distribution and linguistic characteristics of the world's pidgin and creole languages. On sale as combined item at a special prepublication price they comprise a unique resource of outstanding value for linguists.

This book is the first work to address the question of what kinds of words get borrowed in a systematic and comparative perspective. It studies lexical borrowing behavior on the basis of a world-wide sample of 40 languages, both major languages and minor languages, and both languages with heavy borrowing and languages with little lexical influence from other languages. The book is the result of a five-year project bringing together a unique group of specialists of many different languages and areas. The introductory chapters provide a general up-to-date introduction to language contact at the word level, as well as a presentation of the project's methodology. All the chapters are based on samples of 1000-2000 words, elicited by a uniform meaning list of 1460 meanings. The combined database, comprising over 70,000 words, is published online at the same time as the book is published. For each word, information about loanword status is given in the database, and the 40 case studies in the book describe the social and historical contact situations in detail. The final chapter draws general conclusions about what kinds of words tend to get borrowed, what kinds of word meanings are particularly resistant to borrowing, and what kinds of social contact situations lead to what kinds of borrowing situations.

The Atlas and three-volume Survey present by far the most comprehensive source of reference ever published on the distribution and linguistic characteristics of the world's pidgin and creole languages. On sale as combined item at a special prepublication price they comprise a unique resource of outstanding value for linguists.