Glossary term M

Morphology

Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words.

Morphology can be thought of as a system of adjustments in the shapes of words that contribute to adjustments in the way speakers intend their utterances to be interpreted.

  1. Payne, T. 1997a, 20–21
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