Word-Formation in English

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the study of word-formation, focussing specifically on English. Complex words have an internal structure consisting of two or more meaningful elements, or morphemes. As well as combining to create words, these elements can function both to relate words to other words, and to create new words. Assuming no prior Linguistic knowledge, Ingo Plag takes students through the fundamentals of word-formation, encouraging them to engage in their own morphological analyses of English words. After working with this book, readers should be familiar with the necessary methodological tools to obtain relevant data (corpora, various types of dictionaries, experiments, internet resources), and should be able to systematically analyse their data and relate their findings to theoretical problems and debates. Drawing on insights from various research traditions - rather than just one theoretical perspective - Word-Formation in English will be welcomed by all students of English Language and Linguistics.* Unique among its competitors in its problem-orientated, task-based didactic approach* Incorporates the most recent important empirical and theoretical developments in the field of word-formation* It is not restricted to a particular theory or framework but is based on various research traditions