Mark Aronoff Livres

Presupposing no prior knowledge of linguistics, The Handbook of Linguistics is the ideal resource for people who want to learn about the subject and its subdisciplines.

What is Morphology? is a concise and critical introduction to the central ideas of morphology that equips readers with the skills to analyze a wealth of classic morphological issues. Provides a concise and critical introduction to the central ideas and perennial problems of morphology. Familiarizes the reader with the importance of morphology as a subject of research. Equips students with the skills to analyze a breadth of classic morphological issues through engaging narration and by direct example. Includes detailed discussion of the complex morphology of one West African language, Kujamaat Joola. features useful exercises at the end of each chapter.

Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction is a comprehensive, fully up-to-date introduction to linguistics. All the core topics of linguistics are covered, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, the genetic and typological classification of the languages of the world, and historical linguistics. Interdisciplinary areas discussed include language and the brain, psycholinguistics - the study of language processing, first and second language acquisition, language in social contexts and the fast-growing area of computational linguistics. Adapted from the Canadian edition by O'Grady and Dobrovolsky, this new European edition has been fully adapted and updated by Francis Katamba with appropriate UK and international phonetic and sociolinguistic material.

Focusing on the unique phenomenon of sign languages, this Special Issue explores their emergence as the only languages observable in their development without prior models. It compiles a series of articles that enhance our understanding of how these languages form and evolve within human societies, providing valuable empirical evidence of language emergence. The collection offers insights into the dynamics of language creation and the factors influencing the development of emerging sign languages.