Download or read book Morpho-Lexical Alternation in Noun Formation written by Z. Hamawand and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-02-14 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morpho-Lexical Alternation in Noun Formation proposes a novel analysis of the structure of complex nouns in English, placing the focus on noun pairs that share single roots but end in different suffixes. To achieve this mission, the book combines two aspects of language: derivation and usage.