Foundations of Morphology: For EFL University Students
English Language Studies for EFL University Students • Theoretical Linguistics
Fifteen chapter companions follow the textbook in order, from words and morphemes to word formation, inflection, cross-linguistic patterns, and approaches to morphological analysis. Read each chapter, review its lesson, and complete the practice tasks and Short Quiz before consulting the explained answers.
Free textbook:
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Textbook DOI:
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22926586
Chapter resources:
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Project Director: Prof. Munassir Alhamami
First Edition | Version 1 | 2026
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Chapter order
01. What Is Morphology? Words and Their Parts
02. Morphemes, Morphs, and Allomorphs
03. Morphological Analysis, Glossing, and Word Structure
04. Derivational Morphology
05. Compounding
06. Other Word-Formation Processes
07. Inflection and Grammatical Categories
08. Paradigms, Inflection Classes, and Exponence
09. Nonconcatenative Morphology
10. Root-and-Pattern Morphology
11. Morphology and Phonology
12. Morphology and Syntax
13. Productivity, Lexicalization, and the Lexicon
14. Morphological Typology
15. Approaches to Morphology