The Relevance of Computational Issues for Morphological Theory
Brian Roark, Richard Sproat · 2001
Abstract For many decades a central debate in the theory of morphology has been whether morphology is best thought of in terms of constructing a complex form out of small pieces, usually called morphemes, which are roughly on a par with each other; or, alternatively, as involving base forms (stems, or roots) modified by rules. Hockett (1954) termed these two approaches “item-and-arrangement” versus “item-and-process”.