Generative grammar is a linguistic theory that regards linguistics as the study of a hypothesised innate grammatical structure. These are also considered part of generative grammar. Derivational morphology linguistics oxford bibliographies. Word formation in english can be used as a textbook for a course on word formation or the word formation parts of morphology courses, as a source book for teachers, for student research projects, as a book for selfstudy by more advanced students e. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. An introduction to word structure in generative grammar by andrew spencer 12 times words and rules.
This text provides an uptodate introduction to the field of morphology within the framework of the lexicalist hypothesis of chomsky 1970, but also taking in the. Failing to address these issues adequately in his book, j does not introduce the field of. The editor of language from 1995 to 2001 and president of the linguistic society of america in 2005, he has been elected a fellow of both the american association for the advancement of science and the american academy of arts and sciences. Presupposing very little prior knowledge of linguistics. A selfcontained and lively text prepared in response to a perceived need for an uptodate introduction to the field of morphology within the framework of. These are the smallest units of meaning and grammatical function. Other approaches are recognized, but the use of one unified, consistent theory pushed to its limit makes for a better student text. The ingredients of language by steven pinker 11 times the handbook of morphology by andrew spencer 10 times the grammar of words.
In the 1950s the school of linguistic thought known as transformational generative grammar received wide acclaim through the works of noam chomsky. Reviewed by alec marantz, massachusetts institute of technology jensen set out to write an uptodate introduction to the field of morphology. The book is divided into three parts part 1 surveys traditional and structuralist notions of word structure which still provide the necessary background to morphological investigations. Part 2 explores the relationship between morphology and phonology in current generative grammar, while part 3 highlights issues in the interaction between morphology and syntax. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. A number of alternate theories of syntax have also branched off of this research program. An introduction to word structure in generative grammar blackwell textbooks in linguistics by spencer isbn. Amorphous morphology presents a new theory of the structure of words, as it relates to a full generative grammar of language. Presupposing very little prior knowledge of linguistics, the book guides the. A sociobiological modification of structuralist theories, especially glossematics, generative grammar considers grammar as a system of rules that generates exactly those combinations of words that form grammatical sentences in a given language. Generative grammar download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The book is divided into three parts part 1 surveys traditional and structuralist notions of wordstructure which still provide the necessary background to morphological investigations.
Basic morphological phenomena are examined from the standpoint of cognitive grammar, whose unified account of the many aspects of language structure allows the seamless integration of morphology with phonology, lexicon, and grammar. This branch of linguistics, broadly known as generative grammar, is concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into the properties of the language organ. Morphological semantics chapter 6 the cambridge handbook. Jensen a selfcontained and lively text prepared in response to a perceived need for an uptodate introduction to the field of morphology within the framework of generative grammar. The bulk of this book, however, presents morphological theory within the linguistic model of generative grammar initiated by chomsky. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. A short history of morphological theory yale university. Morphological analysis is the process of identifying formmeaning units in a language, taking into account small differences in pronunciation.
A selfcontained and lively text prepared in response to a. Previously, word structure had been treated together with sentence structure under grammar. Now somewhat dated, this text gives an excellent overview of the theoretical debates that were important in the first two decades of generative morphology. Morphology linguistics should not be confused with morphological typology in linguistics, morphology is the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.
Part two explores the relationship between morphology and phonology in current generative grammar, while part three highlights issues in the interaction between morphology and syntax. Here you can find all of our electronic books and journals, for purchase and download or subscriber access. This is the first nearexhaustive introduction to the burgeoning field of morphology in generative grammar. In amorphous morphology, stephen anderson presents a theory of word structure which relates to a full generative grammar of language. How may the internal structure of words interact with the syntax. The study of these regularities comprises the domains of inflection and word formation. Morphological theory, andrew spencer shop online for. A selfcontained and lively text prepared in response to a perceived need for an uptodate introduction to the field of morphology within the framework of generative grammar. Morphology also looks at parts of speech, intonation and stress, and the ways context can change a word s pronunciation and meaning.
An introduction to word structure in generative grammar attualmente non disponibile. These include lexicalfunctional grammar lfg and headdriven phrase structure grammar hpsg. Previously, wordstructure had been treated together with sentencestructure under grammar. Part one surveys traditional notions of word structure which remain fundamental to morphological investigations. John benjamins, jan 1, 1990 generative grammar 210 pages. Morphology differs from morphological typology, which is the classification of languages based on their use of words, and lexicology, which is the study of words and how they make up a languages vocabulary. It ties together the individual chapters by identifying common themes that run through the various theories of morphology presented in the volume. The material is presented in the framework of the lexicalist hypothesis of chomsky 1970, but also taking in the more recent development of lexicalist phonology and morphology in the works of paul kiparsky and others. Written in an accessible style, and including a wealth of exercises, this textbook is designed so that it can be used either on courses explicitly focused on morphology or as an adjunct to other courses, particularly in generative syntax and in phonology. Welcome to econtent platform of john benjamins publishing company. Definition and examples of deep structure in grammar. In transformational and generative grammar, deep structure also known as deep grammar or d structure is the underlying syntactic structure or levelof a sentence.
An introduction to word structure in generative grammar blackwell textbooks in linguistics s. This opening chapter provides an overview of the aims, structure, and contents of the volume. An introduction to word structure in generative grammar. These are the place of morphology in the architecture of language, the degree to which it is independent from other components of the grammar, the basic. Written in an accessible style, and including a wealth of exercises, this textbook is designed so that it can be used either on courses. In this introductory chapter, we present a brief survey of the major developments concerning morphological theory within generative grammar section 1 as an introduction to the thirteen papers that follow, which we summarize in. Presupposing very little prior knowledge of linguistics, the book guides the reader from absolute basics to the most recent theoretical developments.
Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. The material is presented in the framework of the lexicalist hypothesis of chomsky 1970, but also taking in the more recent development of lexicalist phonology and. Morphology is a comprehensive introduction to contemporary morphological theory and analysis in generative grammar. Generative syntax linguistics oxford bibliographies. John thayer jensen a selfcontained and lively text prepared in response to a perceived need for an uptodate introduction to the field of morphology within the framework of generative grammar. An introduction to linguistic morphology by geert booij 9 times.
Mar 28, 1991 this is the first nearexhaustive introduction to the burgeoning field of morphology in generative grammar. An introduction to word structure in generative grammar 1. Publication date 1991 topics generative grammar, grammar, comparative and general morphology publisher oxford. The words of language the grammars of sign languages also include a morphological component consisting of a root, derivational and inflectional sign morphemes, and the rules for their combination. Word structure in generative grammar current issues in linguistic theory 9781556191268. It analyzes the structure of words and parts of words, such as stems, root words, prefixes, and suffixes. Click download or read online button to get generative grammar book now. Part 1 surveys traditional notions of wordstructure which remain fundamental to morphological investigations. Generative grammar is a theory of grammar that holds that human language is shaped by a set of basic principles that are part of the human brain and. The word grammar also denotes the study of these abstract features or a book presenting these rules. It rejects the notion that complex words are built up by concatenating simple minimal signs or morphemes, and proposes instead that word structure is described by a system of rulegoverned relations between one word and another. He holds word structure to be the result of interacting principles from a number of grammatical areas, and thus not localized in a single morphological component. It contains numerous intext exercises which involve the reader in doing morphology by analysing data from english and numerous other languages. The internal grammatical structure of words falls into three different types, which.
Mar 22, 2020 grammar refers to the set of rules that structure a language, including syntax the arrangement of words to form phrases and sentences and morphology the study of words and how they are formed. In a restricted sense, the term refers only to the study of sentence and word structure syntax and morphology, excluding vocabulary and pronunciation. Word structure in generative grammar as want to read. Morphology also looks at parts of speech, intonation and stress, and the ways context can change a word s pronunciation and. On the one hand, lexicalfunctional grammar lfg and headdriven phrase structure grammar hpsg develop architectures sufficiently different from that of chomskyan generative syntax to be regarded as distinct branches of the generative enterprise. Chomsky postulated a syntactic base of language called deep structure, which consists of a series of phrase structure rewrite rules, i.