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The Morphosyntax of Noun Modification Irina Nikolaeva | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London The first in-depth study of the way languages can use a noun, as opposed to an adjective, to modify another noun. It surveys a wide range of languages and provides a detailed, explicit theoretical analysis of a range of previously unexplored constructions. It will be of interest to scholars and students of syntax, morphology and semantics.
Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
419pp 53 b/w illus. 23 tables Jun. 2022 9781108401524 Paperback GBP 27.99 / USD 35.99 Oct. 2019 9781108415514 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 131 eISBN 9781108233903
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Morphosyntax
constructions of the world’s Languages William Croft | University of New Mexico Taking a functional approach, this textbook provides a thorough overview of Morphosyntax, and research on variation and universals in grammatical constructions across the world’s languages. It is organized by the functions of grammatical constructions, making it an essential resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in linguistics.
Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
340pp Aug. 2022 9781107474611 Paperback GBP 35.99 / USD 46.99 Aug. 2022 9781107093638 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 130 eISBN 9781316145289
Non-Finiteness
a Process-Relation Perspective Bingjun Yang | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China As a gateway to central questions in linguistics, non-finiteness is unavoidable in both typological studies and aspects of natural language processing, such as text segmentation and annotation. This study presents a ‘process relation framework’ to explain the more complex, previously unaccounted for, instances of nonfiniteness in clause structure.
228pp Apr. 2022 9781316513415 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781009072502
The Grammar Network
How Linguistic Structure is Shaped by Language Use Holger Diessel | Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany An innovative study of grammar that explains how speakers’ knowledge of grammar is emergent from domain-general processes of communication and cognition. Written in an accessible style and illustrated by numerous diagrams and examples, the book will appeal to researchers and students of linguistics, psycholinguistics and cognitive science.
307pp 87 b/w illus. 19 tables Jun. 2022 9781108712767 Paperback GBP 25.99 / USD 33.99 eISBN 9781108671040
The Syntax of German
Hubert Haider | Universität Salzburg What do you know, if you know that a language has ‘Object Verb’ structure rather than ‘Verb Object’? Hubert Haider examines the complex and systematic differences between German and English to demonstrate the implications of this syntactic structure within these and other languages.
Cambridge Syntax Guides
385pp Aug. 2022 9781009289450 Paperback GBP 25.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9780511845314
Universal Grammar and Iconicity
Yafei Li | University of Wisconsin, Madison This book integrates the core insights of two major models of language, the formal and the functional, into a single interface theory. A groundbreaking work, this is essential reading for academic researchers and postgraduate students in linguistics, as well as scholars in related disciplines such as psychology and cognitive science.
280pp Feb. 2022 9781108840439 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781108885935
Andrew Nevins | University College London Illustrated with fascinating examples throughout, this book shows the transformative effect minoritized languages have on linguistic theory. It introduces key concepts in an engaging and accessible style, making it essential reading for both students and researchers of theoretical syntax, phonology and morphology, and language policy and politics.
280pp Oct. 2022 9781316516379 Hardback GBP 85 / USD 110 eISBN 9781009029889
Introducing Historical Orthography
Marco Condorelli | University of Central Lancashire, Preston Engaging and accessible, this volume is the first comprehensive introduction to the new, rapidly growing field of historical orthography. It is essential reading for advanced students of orthography and writing systems, as well as those working in morphology, syntax, lexicography, semantics, sociolinguistics and Historical linguistics.
275pp Sep. 2022 9781009114172 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 Sep. 2022 9781009100731 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 105 eISBN 9781009122009
