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In this concise and compelling book, Professor Bauer, one of the world's best-known morphologists, looks back over fifty years of his work, seeking out overlooked patterns in word-formation, and offering new solutions to recurrent problems. Each section deals with a different morphological problem, meaning that the book can either be read from start to finish, or alternatively used as a concise reference work on the key issues and problems in the field.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295745290613,"sku":"9781009559966","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781009559966_e3c787b1-e43c-4e16-84cd-dadf29939283.jpg?v=1786017251"},{"product_id":"9781474477901","title":"An Introduction to English Lexicology","description":"\u003cp\u003eLexicology is about words, their meanings and the relationships between them, their origins and their structure. 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