Understanding Morphology
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Understanding Morphology is a widely used introductory textbook that explains the core concepts, methods, and typological diversity of word structure in human languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Understanding Morphology canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10483809 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Understanding Morphology Context triple: [Martin Haspelmath, notableWork, Understanding Morphology]
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A.
What is Morphology?
"What is Morphology?" is an introductory linguistics textbook by Mark Aronoff that explains the structure and formation of words across languages.
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B.
Morphology by Itself
"Morphology by Itself" is a seminal linguistic monograph by Mark Aronoff that develops a theory of morphology as an autonomous component of grammar, independent from syntax and phonology.
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C.
Indo-European morphology
Indo-European morphology is the branch of linguistics that studies the structure, formation, and historical development of word forms in Indo-European languages.
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D.
“Lexical Phonology and Morphology”
“Lexical Phonology and Morphology” is a foundational linguistic work by Paul Kiparsky that develops a theory integrating phonological rules with morphological structure in a stratified lexicon.
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E.
Old Norse morphology
Old Norse morphology is the inflectional system of the Old Norse language, characterized by rich noun declensions, verb conjugations, and grammatical gender that underlie many modern North Germanic languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Understanding Morphology Target entity description: Understanding Morphology is a widely used introductory textbook that explains the core concepts, methods, and typological diversity of word structure in human languages.
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A.
What is Morphology?
"What is Morphology?" is an introductory linguistics textbook by Mark Aronoff that explains the structure and formation of words across languages.
-
B.
Morphology by Itself
"Morphology by Itself" is a seminal linguistic monograph by Mark Aronoff that develops a theory of morphology as an autonomous component of grammar, independent from syntax and phonology.
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C.
Indo-European morphology
Indo-European morphology is the branch of linguistics that studies the structure, formation, and historical development of word forms in Indo-European languages.
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D.
“Lexical Phonology and Morphology”
“Lexical Phonology and Morphology” is a foundational linguistic work by Paul Kiparsky that develops a theory integrating phonological rules with morphological structure in a stratified lexicon.
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E.
Old Norse morphology
Old Norse morphology is the inflectional system of the Old Norse language, characterized by rich noun declensions, verb conjugations, and grammatical gender that underlie many modern North Germanic languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
linguistics book
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textbook ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
illustrate typological diversity of word structure
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introduce core concepts of morphology ⓘ teach methods of morphological analysis ⓘ |
| coversConcept |
allomorphy
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lexicon ⓘ morpheme ⓘ morphological change ⓘ morphological rules ⓘ morphology–phonology interface ⓘ morphology–syntax interface ⓘ paradigm ⓘ productivity in morphology ⓘ word formation ⓘ |
| hasApproach |
data-driven
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theory-neutral ⓘ typological ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Andrea D. Sims
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Martin Haspelmath ⓘ Matthew Baerman ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
first edition
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revised edition ⓘ second edition ⓘ |
| hasField |
linguistics
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morphology ⓘ |
| hasGenre | textbook ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLevel | introductory ⓘ |
| hasReputation | widely used introductory textbook ⓘ |
| includes |
examples from many languages
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exercises ⓘ |
| isAbout |
compounding
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derivation ⓘ inflection ⓘ morphological analysis ⓘ morphological categories ⓘ morphological processes ⓘ morphological theory ⓘ morphological typology ⓘ typology of word structure ⓘ word structure ⓘ |
| isIntendedFor |
beginner linguistics students
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intermediate linguistics students ⓘ students of linguistics ⓘ |
| isUsedAs | course textbook ⓘ |
| isUsedIn | university linguistics courses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Understanding Morphology Description of subject: Understanding Morphology is a widely used introductory textbook that explains the core concepts, methods, and typological diversity of word structure in human languages.
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