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Saturday, February 2, 2013

What is Morphology?



It is the study of the structure of words, thus the rules for putting parts of words together to make an entire word or formation of a new word.

14 comments:

  1. In linguistics , Morphology is the study of morphemes which are words, word stems, and affixes, basically the unit of language one up from phonemes. They are usually considered a part of a language's syntax or grammar.

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  2. "Morphology is an essential subfield of linguistics. Generally, it aims to describe the structures of words and patterns of word formation in a language. Specifically, it aims to (i) pin down the principles for relating the form and meaning of morphological expressions, (ii) explain how the morphological units are integrated and the resulting formations interpreted, and (iii) show how morphological units are organized in the lexicon in terms of affinity and contrast. The study of morphology uncovers the lexical resources of language, helps speakers to acquire the skills of using them creatively, and consequently express their thoughts and emotions with eloquence."

    ROBERT A. GENTICA
    BSED-3/PM1
    PAP

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  3. Morphology is the study of the smallest word. It is also study the structure and content of words forms.


    Marilou Espinosa

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  4. Morphology is the study of the smallest word. Basically it is how words form.

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  5. Morphology is a branch of linguistics that studies and describes patterns of word formation, including inflection, derivation, and compounding of a language.

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    1. Yes then it is a new word which has already a new meaning.

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  6. Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words we need to define the words word before we can continue.That might sound easy surely we all know what a word is.

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  7. This is important as it serves as the explaining or defining part in understanding words to ensure exact understanding.

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  8. In linguistics, morphology is the identification, analysis and description of the structure of a given language's morphemes and other linguistic units, such as root words, affixes, parts of speech, intonation/stress, or implied context.

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  9. Morphology as a sub-discipline of linguistics was named for the first time in 1859 by the German linguist August Schleicher who used the term for the study of the form of words.[2] Today morphology forms a core part of linguistics.

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  10. Prima Rosales
    BSED -II UVMC

    Morphology is the identification, analysis and description of the structure of a given language's morphemes and other linguistic units.

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  11. morphology is Greek and is a makeup of morph- meaning 'shape, form', and -ology which means 'the study of something'. The term is used not only in linguistics but also in biology as the scientific study of forms and structure of animals and plants, and in geology as the study of formation and evolution of rocks and land forms.

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  12. study of the structure and form of words in language or a language, including inflection, derivation, and the formation of compounds.

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  13. Morphology deals with the structure of words, or it is the study of something in linguistics. either the study of forms in words and the study of structure in plants as biology is concern.

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