ID - 78487775 TI - Network morphology : a defaults-based theory of word structure AU - Brown, Dunstan. AU - Hippisley, Andrew. PY - 2012 SN - 9781107005747 9780511794346 0511794347 1107005744 9781139206389 1139206389 1107227380 9781107227385 1139199684 9781139199681 1280877537 9781280877537 9786613718846 661371884X 1139205595 9781139205597 1139203401 9781139203401 1139201980 9781139201988 1139204807 9781139204804 9781316606469 1316606465 PB - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Derivational morphology KW - Word formation KW - Morphology (Linguistics) KW - Morphology KW - Derivation KW - Grammar KW - Morphology. KW - Word formation. KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Language & Linguistics KW - Linguistics KW - Philology KW - Grammar, Comparative and general Morphology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78487775 AB - Morphology is particularly challenging, because it is pervaded by irregularity and idiosyncrasy. This book is a study of word structure using a specific theoretical framework known as 'Network Morphology'. It describes the systems of rules which determine the structure of words by construing irregularity as a matter of degree, using examples from a diverse range of languages and phenomena to illustrate. Many languages share common word building strategies and many diverge in interesting ways. These strategies can be understood by distinguishing different notions of 'default'. The Network Morphology philosophy promotes the use of computational implementation to check theories. The accompanying website provides the computer coded version of the Network Morphology model of word structure for readers to test, customize and develop. This book will be a valuable contribution to the fields of linguistic typology and morphology and will be welcomed by researchers and graduate students in these areas. ER -