Books like Morphology in English by Zeki Hamawand

A clear, non‑technical guide that introduces the basics of English word‑formation, explaining morphemes, their role in word relationships and creation, and equipping readers with tools for morphological analysis.

"This is a basic introduction to how words are formed. It shows how the component parts of words affects their grammatical function, meaning, and sound" --Provided by publisher.

English Words offers an introductory guide to linguistic analysis and practical tools for expanding vocabulary and understanding word formation.

Interest in word-formation is probably as old as interest in language itself. As Dr. Bauer points out in his Introduction, many of the questions that scholars are asking now were also being asked in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. However, there is still little agreement on methodology in the study of word-formation or theoretical approaches to it; even the kind of data relevant to its study is open to debate. Dr. Bauer here provides students and general linguists alike with a new perspective on what is a confused and often controversial field of study, providing a resolution to the terminological confusion which currently reigns in this area. In doing so, he clearly demonstrates the challenge and intrinsic fascination of the study of word-formation. Linguists have recently become increasingly aware of the relevance of word-formation to work in syntax and semantics, phonology and morphology, and Dr Bauer discusses - within a largely synchronic and transformational framework - the theoretical issues involved. He considers topics where word-formation has a contribution to make to other areas of linguistics and, without pretending to provide a fully-fledged theory of word-formation, develops those points which he sees as being central to its study. -- Publisher description.