English Words: A Linguistic Introduction

English Words is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the study of English words from a theoretically informed linguistic perspective.

• accessibly written to give students a command of basic theory, skills in analyzing English words, and the foundation needed for more advanced study in linguistic theory or lexicology
• covers basic introductory material and investigates the structure of English vocabulary
• introduces students to the technical study of words from relevant areas of linguistics: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics and psycholinguistics

Author: Heidi Harley
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 01/01/2006
Pages: 314
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780631230328

About the Author
Heidi Harley is Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona. She specializes in lexical semantics and morphology, and has published in a wide variety of books and journals, including Linguistic Inquiry, Language, and American Speech.