Morphology in English: Word Formation in Cognitive Grammar

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Covers derivational and compound word formation in English morphology in depth, using a cognitive linguistics semantic framework.

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Hamawand's textbook represents a novel model of linguistic analysis. It introduces the core areas of morphology in a refreshing and lively way. It is well-structured, lucidly written and nicely presented. (Professor Dr. Pavel Stekauer, Department of British and American Studies, P.J.Safarik University, Slovakia)

Hamawand’s textbook represents a novel model of linguistic analysis. It introduces the core areas of morphology in a refreshing and lively way. It is well-structured, lucidly written and nicely presented. (Sanford Lakoff)

About the Author

Zeki Hamawand is a Professor of English Linguistics at the University
of Kirkuk, Iraq. His previous publications include A temporal Complement Causes in English: A Cognitive Grammar Analysis (2002), Suffixal Rivalry in Adjective Formation: A Cognitive-Corpus Analysis (2007), Morpho-Lexical Alternation in Noun Formation (2008), and The Semantics of English Negative Prefixes (2009).

Part I: Framework 1. Cognitive assumptions 2. Cognitive mechanisms 3. Cognitive operations Part II: Inflections 4. An overview of inflection Part III: Prefixation 4.Prefixal categories 5. Prefixal domains 6. Prefixal construals Part IV: Suffixation 7. Suffixal categories 8. Suffixal domains 9. Suffixal construals Part V: Compounding 10. Compound categories 11. Compounding domains 12. Compound construals Further Reading Bibliography Index

Zeki Hamawand