Word-Formation in Context: Pragmatic Excursions in the Realm of English Morphology

Product Description


This fascinating book treats the use of words from a completely new perspective. Far from being purely abstract entities, words are believed to emerge from an interaction between morphological, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic components. For this reason, the book draws from a vast spectrum of naturally occurring texts representing almost every style, register, and genre. It uses an extremely wide variety of language, and provides a key to help readers check their answers to the questions it poses.


About the Author


Manoochehr Tavangar pursued his passion for words by taking up his studies in the field of literature and linguistics. He served as full-time Professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Isfahan, Iran, for more than thirty years, and is now retired.