A comprehensive introduction to approaches to morphology in linguistic theory over the last twenty years. It highlights neglected European theoretical developments and discusses Chomskyan, generative and non-generative approaches.

Part I INTRODUCTION 1 Aims and scope 2 Morphology and the lexicon Part II THE CHOMSKYAN IMPETUS IN MORPHOLOGICAL RESEARCH 3 Morphology and phonology 4 Morphology and syntax Part III OTHER IMPETUSES IN MORPHOLOGICAL RESEARCH 5 Typological and diachronic issues 6 Meaning-based approaches to morphology 7 Morphosyntactic properties and their realisation 8 Natural Morphology and related approaches Part IV CONCLUSIONS 9 What morphology can contribute to general linguistic theory

Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy teaches linguistics at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. He is the author of Allomorphy in Inflexion and is a regular contributor to linguistic journals.