This volume examines the concept of 'word' in its many guises and across many languages. 'Word' is a cornerstone for the understanding of any language: it is a

The present volume consists of nine articles dealing with the role of the constituent 'phonological word' (or 'prosodic word') in various typologically diverse

The series builds an extensive collection of high quality descriptions of languages around the world. Each volume offers a comprehensive grammatical description

Geert Booij's popular textbook examines how words are formed, compounded, and inflected in different languages. It shows how, when, and why to use methods of mo

In some languages words tend to be rather short but in others they may be dauntingly long. In this book, a distinguished international group of scholars discuss