Morphology
Morphology Morphology Morphology Morphology is the scientific study of word formation. It is one of the major components of grammar. It studies word structures, especially morphemes, which are the smallest units of language. They can be base words or components that form words, such as affixes. Definitions of Morphology: 1. Bloomfield: Morphology is the study of the constructions in which sound forms appear among the constituents. 2. Dorfman: Morphology is the study of the ways and methods of grouping sounds into sound complexes or words of definite, distinct, and conventional meaning. Morphology is the study of word-formation process. It focuses on the origin of the words, and the function of prefixes and suffixes in the word-formation process. Morphology is the structure level between phonology and syntax. This is the level of words and word endings, to put it in simplified terms. It is what one normally understands by grammar (along with