This volume investigates the formal mechanisms and cognitive processes that govern the role of analogy in the structure and acquisition of human language. Editors James P. Blevins and Juliette Blevins compile research from leading experts across multiple linguistic subfields to examine how speakers identify, select, and apply patterns during analogical extension. The work synthesizes typological, theoretical, and computational data to establish a framework for understanding why certain linguistic items remain resistant to change while others are susceptible to analogical pressure.

Experts recognize this collection as a rigorous interdisciplinary resource for researchers in morphology and psycholinguistics. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for advanced students and scholars in the field of linguistics.