Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Abbreviations and symbols -- 1 Introduction -- Part 1: Morphological typology and the English lexicon -- Introduction -- 2 Morphological typology -- 3 Typological shifts in the English lexicon -- Part 2: Means to extend the nominal lexicon since 1150 -- Introduction -- 4 The database -- 5 New additions to the lexicon -- 6 Word formation patterns -- Part 3: Typological profile of the nominal data since 1150 -- Introduction -- 7 Overall development of syntheticity -- 8 Typological subtypes: Between isolation and fusion -- 9 Changes in syntheticity and analyticity -- 10 Typological shifts in lexical structure and word formation -- Part 4: Discussion and conclusion -- 11 Typological trends in English morphology and beyond -- 12 Typology and change: Cognitive and sociocultural roots -- 13 Conclusion -- References -- Appendices -- Index