English Words: A Linguistic Introduction

by Heidi Harley

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 phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics and psycholinguistics

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Manuel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was pleasantly surprised by this textbook, and I learned a lot about how language works and the origins of the English language

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

can't get enough of it. good intro to linguistic topics, speaking of which:
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/langua...