Definition of morphology with real examples and in authentic context with synonyms and illustrations as a technical terms in biology and linguistics for GRE candidates
/môrˈfäləjē/ (noun)
Definition
(in linguistics) the scientific study of word formation in linguistics, e.g. the patterns of derivation and inflections, dialectology, etymology
(in biology) a special branch of biology dealing with the forms and structures of living organisms
Example
Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words and forms a core part of linguistic study today.
The term morphology is Greek and is a makeup of morph- meaning ‘shape, form’, and -ology which means ‘the study of something’.
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.
Source of example: https://all-about-linguistics.group.shef.ac.uk/
Parts of speech
Noun: morpheme
Noun: morphologist
Adjective: morphological
Adverb: morphologically
