A revival of interest in morphology has occurred during recent years.
The Yearbook of Morphology, published since 1988, has proven to be
an eminent support for this upswing of morphological research, since it
contains articles on topics which are central in the current theoretical
debates which are frequently referred to.
In the Yearbook of Morphology 2004 a number of papers is devoted to
the topic 'morphology and linguistic typology'. These papers were
presented at the Fourth Mediterranean Morphology Meeting in Catania, in
September 2003. Within the context of this denominator, a number of
issues are discussed wich bear upon universals and typology. These
issues include: universals and diachrony, sign language, syncretism,
periphrasis, etc.