What is morphology? Is it the science of transmutation? ... Hmm, in a manner of speaking, I guess you could say it is.
Precisely, it's the study of word development, particularly its parts (its stem, or main part, and its affixes--prefixes and suffixes). Want to know more? Check out these two great links for some information and observations.
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/morphology.html
http://walkinthewords.blogspot.com/search?q=morphology
And then check this out: MORPHOLOGY (mor - FAHL - eh - GEE) - (1) the biological study of the forms of animals and plants; (2) the study of word formation. From the German word morphologie, this word entered the English language in its current form in 1830.
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I really enjoy your "word of the week(s)." Interesting and not above my head :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, MMPR! If you have any Word of the Week (WOW) suggestions, don't hesitate to share them. And I'm looking forward to your own blog posts ...
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