Ian Spackman palsalge
>Is this the book which people have been so strongly recommending for
>conlangers?
>
>Describing Morphosyntax: A Guide for Field Linguists
>Thomas E. Payne
Yes, it is. I should get that without delay. I want my linguistics classes
to bore me ;) but I don't think my professors would like it if I passed
five courses through challenge exams ;)) (not that I'm that bright; I just
have three years of experience).
>And while I'm at it, are there any other books essential to the
conlanger's
>bookshelf? (Not that I can afford many, but I can probably stretch to
>another one if sufficiently recommeded!
No idea, sorry. I'll be looking, though. (Can you wait ten years?)
~Wright