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For a list of Morphology topics see [[:Category: Morphology]]
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*''For a list of Morphology topics see [[:Category: Morphology]]''
  
Morphology is the study of the formation and structure of words. There are two major types of morphology: [[Inflectional Morphology (definition)|inflectional]] and [[Derivational Morphology (definition)|derivation]].  
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Morphology is the study of the formation and structure of words. It is concerned with such topics as the formation of new words and compounds, and the nature of the internal structure of words, such as the study of suffixes and prefixes etc.  
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Inflectional Morphology (definition)]]
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*[[Derivational Morphology (definition)]].
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphology_(linguistics)
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphology_(linguistics)
  

Latest revision as of 07:23, 15 June 2012

Morphology is the study of the formation and structure of words. It is concerned with such topics as the formation of new words and compounds, and the nature of the internal structure of words, such as the study of suffixes and prefixes etc.

See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

References

  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
  • Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.