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Morphology is a branch of linguistics that studies the structure of words and the rules that govern their formation. It focuses on the internal composition of words, including their constituent morphemes, which are the smallest meaningful units of language. Morphology can be divided into two main subfields: inflectional morphology and derivational morphology.
Inflectional morphology deals with the changes in word form that indicate grammatical categories such as tense,
Derivational morphology, on the other hand, involves the creation of new words from existing ones through processes
Morphology plays a crucial role in language acquisition, as it helps learners understand the structure and