Assuming no prior linguistic knowledge this book explains the fundamentals ofwordformation showing how morphemes the elements of a words internalstructure can... » 

Assuming no prior linguistic knowledge this book explains the fundamentals ofwordformation showing how morphemes the elements of a words internalstructure can function both to relate words to other words and to create newwords. Students are encouraged to undertake their own morphological analyses ofEnglish words and are familiarised with the methodological tools to obtain andanalyse relevant data. «