Yearbook of Morphology 2004 (Yearbook of Morphology)
Contributors: Geert E. Booij (Editor); Jaap van Marle (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 21, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9781402028991
Subjects: Morphology; Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs; Science/Mathematics; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Science; Sign Language; Linguistics; Language Arts & Disciplines / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics; Language Arts & Disciplines-Sign Language; General
First sentence: Although linguistics is plausibly taken to be "the science of language," the actual object of inquiry in the field has changed considerably over time.
Description: A revival of interest in morphology has occurred during recent years. The Yearbook of Morphology, published since 1988, has proven to be an eminent support for this upswing of morphological research, since it contains articles on topics which are central in the current theoretical debates which are frequently referred to. In the Yearbook of Morphology 2004 a number of papers is devoted to the topic ‘morphology and linguistic typology’. These papers were presented at the Fourth Mediterranean Morphology Meeting in Catania, in September 2003. Within the context of this denominator, a number of issues are discussed wich bear upon universals and typology. These issues include: universals and diachrony, sign language, syncretism, periphrasis, etc.