The book is a guide to the field of description and analysis of the morphology of the modern Greek language according to the latest developments in linguistic theory, specifically generative theory, pioneered by the renowned linguist and intellectual Noam Chomsky. It provides information on the definition and structure of words, the identification of their individual components and basic characteristics, the rules and principles of word formation, the characteristics of the three morphological processes, inflection, derivation, and composition, as well as the relationship of morphology to the fields of lexicon, phonology, and syntax. In order to form a basic approach to the study of Greek morphology, the most important theoretical positions proposed by Greek and foreign linguists over time are mentioned. By critically examining various viewpoints, specific proposals are adopted or rejected, allowing for the development of a grammatical theory of word analysis capable of taking into account the peculiarities of the language.
The book is intended for both beginners and advanced learners in the field of description and theory of morphology. It can be used as a manual for courses in linguistic theory and the study of Greek. It guides the reader from the basic principles of the internal structure of words to the specialized topics of morphological analysis, some of which are still subject to debate. In many cases, examples from other languages are provided to better clarify the specific features of Greek and to understand how the language fits into the broader linguistic system.