Morphotactics

Volume 169: A Rule-Combining Approach

Gregory Stump (University of Kentucky)

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Cambridge University Press
13 March 2025

Grammar, syntax; Grammar & vocabulary

Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics

The study of morphology is central to linguistics, and morphotactics – the general principles by which the parts of a word form are arranged – is essential to the study of morphology. Drawing on evidence from a range of languages, this is a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the principles of morphotactic analysis. Stump proposes that the arrangement of word forms' grammatically significant parts is an expression of the ways in which a language's morphological rules combine with one another to form more specific rules. This rule-combining approach to morphotactics has important implications for the synchronic analysis of both inflectional and derivational morphology, and it provides a solid conceptual platform for understanding both the processing of morphologically complex words and the paths of morphological change. Laying the groundwork for future research on morphotactic analysis, this is essential reading for researchers and graduate students in linguistics, and anyone interested in understanding language structure.

By: Gregory Stump (University of Kentucky)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 652g
ISBN: 9781009168199
ISBN 10: 1009168193
Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
Pages: 452
Publication Date: 13 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gregory Stump is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Kentucky. His research focuses the structure of inflectional systems, the nature of inflectional complexity, and the logic of morphotactics.Notable publications include Inflectional Morphology (CUP, 2001), Morphological Typology (CUP, 2013, with R. Finkel), and Inflectional Paradigms (CUP, 2016).