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In spite of the central position that the concept word has among the basic units of language structure, there is no consensus as to the definition of this concept (or network of related concepts). Many perspectives are needed in order to gain even a schematic idea of what words are, how words may be composed, and what relationships there might be between words. Many linguists have put forward frameworks for describing the domain of morphology, each framework proceeding from its author's assumptions, prioritizing distinct formal and functional dimensions, and therefore entering into de facto competition. This book addresses the needs of the language scholar/student who finds her/himself engaged in morphological analysis and theorizing. It offers a guide to existing approaches, revealing how they can either complement or compete with each other.

Grammar --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Morphologie (Linguistique) --- Morphology --- Morphology. --- Formleara (spreakvetenskap). --- Grammar, Comparative and general - Morphology

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This handbook comprises an in-depth presentation of the state of the art in word-formation. The five volumes contain 207 articles written by leading international scholars. The XVI chapters of the handbook provide the reader, in both general articles and individual studies, with a wide variety of perspectives: word-formation as a linguistic discipline (history of science, theoretical concepts), units and processes in word-formation, rules and restrictions, semantics and pragmatics, foreign word-formation, language planning and purism, historical word-formation, word-formation in language acquisition and aphasia, word-formation and language use, tools in word-formation research. The final chapter comprises 74 portraits of word-formation in the individual languages of Europe and offers an innovative perspective. These portraits afford the first overview of this kind and will prove useful for future typological research. This handbook will provide an essential reference for both advanced students and researchers in word-formation and related fields within linguistics.

Grammar, Comparative and general --- Word formation --- Morphology --- Europe --- Languages --- Word formation. --- Morphology. --- Grammar --- Morphology (Linguistics) --- Derivational morphology --- Derivation --- Grammar, Comparative and genera --- Council of Europe countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Language and languages. --- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics. --- Languages & Literatures --- Philology & Linguistics --- Formation des mots --- Morphologie (linguistique) --- Typologie (linguistique) --- Langues --- Langues. --- Formation des mots. --- Language and languages --- Foreign languages --- Anthropology --- Communication --- Ethnology --- Information theory --- Meaning (Psychology) --- Philology --- Linguistics --- Typologie linguistique. --- Grammar, Comparative and general - Word formation --- Grammar, Comparative and general - Morphology --- Europe - Languages - Word formation --- Grammar, Comparative and general Morphology --- Word-Formation, Morphology, Language Typology, European Languages.