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This is an introduction to the grammar of words. Geert Booij introduces
the basic methods of morphological analysis and shows how these can be
used to reveal how words are formed, compounded, and inflected in
different languages. He then describes the relationship of morphology
to syntax, phonology, and semantics, and shows how the main aspects of
grammar interact to make languages work. He ends by examining the
universal characteristics of morphology. He discusses the ways in
which
these reflect the organization of the mind's language faculty and
considers whether they throw light on the way languages change and are
learned.
