This is a textbook introduction to morphological theory in the context of
English. This introduction to morphology offers graduate students and advanced
undergraduate students in linguistics an accessible entry point to the primary
literature in the field of morphology. The book specifically focuses on
generative theories of morphology. It offers a thorough introduction to the many
issues which have shaped the field of morphology over the last few decades and
in doing so prepares students for further reading and research in the subject.
Topics covered include derivation versus inflection, lexical versus syntactic
models of morphology, synthetic compounds and storage versus computation. It
provides an entry point to the