Focusing on the intricacies of English word formation, this comprehensive work explores inflection, derivation, compounding, and conversion, along with minor processes like subtractive morphology. It presents data in a theory-neutral manner while offering theoretically informed analysis. Recognized for its scholarly contribution, it won the 2015 Bloomfield Book Award and is authored by three distinguished experts in the field.
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies, which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics. For further publications in English linguistics see also our Dialects of English book series. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher.
Providing an accessible introduction to the study of word-formation, this text focuses specifically on English. Assuming no prior linguistic knowledge, Ingo Plag explains the fundamentals of word-formation, demonstrating how morphemes--the elements of a word's internal structure--can function to relate words to other words, and to create new words. Students are encouraged to undertake their own morphological analysis of English words, and are introduced to the methodological tools for obtaining and analyzing relevant data.
The new third edition of this successful textbook includes an additional chapter on modern empirical research methods through exemplary small-scale studies. Readers are encouraged to formulate and tackle research questions in phonetics/phonology, morphology, and syntax. The book introduces relevant experimental and corpus-linguistic techniques while familiarizing students with essential statistical tools for data analysis. Its hands-on didactic approach distinguishes it from competitors, emphasizing linguistic analysis and argumentation. Language and linguistic theory are examined from an empirical perspective, requiring the resolution of theoretical and methodological issues to analyze data effectively. The text is not confined to a specific theoretical framework, drawing insights from various research traditions. It focuses on developing expertise and analytical skills in core areas of linguistics, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Additionally, the chapter on "Extensions and applications" broadens the scope to encompass historical, sociolinguistic, and psycholinguistic research. Each chapter features exercises and suggestions for further reading, while a glossary and index enhance accessibility to terms and topics.
This collection features a range of studies exploring various linguistic phenomena in creole languages. Christian Uffmann discusses the dynamics of markedness and faithfulness in creolization. Albert Valdman and Iskra Iskrova offer insights into nasalization in Haitian Creole, while Emmanuel Nikiema and Parth Bhatt examine two types of R deletion in the same language. Sabine Lappe and Ingo Plag analyze the tension between rules and analogy in word-final epenthesis in Sranan. Norval Smith presents new evidence regarding the decision to epenthesize. Emmanuel Schang investigates syllabic structure and creolization in Saotomense. Anne-Marie Brousseau focuses on the accentual system of Haitian Creole, emphasizing transfer and markedness. David Sutcliffe studies suprasegmentals in African American English, and Winford James looks at tone and rhyme in Tobagonian grammar. Shelome Gooden explores prosodic contrasts in Jamaican Creole reduplication, while Thomas Klein discusses syllable structure and markedness in Haitian morphophonology. Margot van den Berg delves into early 18th-century Sranan, and Patrick Steinkrüger analyzes morphological processes in Chabacano. Nicholas Faraclas examines the -pela suffix in Tok Pisin, and Tonjes Veenstra discusses verbal morphology in French-related creoles. Lastly, Marlyse Baptista and Alain Kihm contribute comparative studies on inflectional plural marking and categories in creole languages.
