nounmorphology
Noun morphology refers to the study of how nouns are formed and modified within a language. This includes examining the internal structure of nouns, such as the addition of prefixes or suffixes, and how these changes affect the word's meaning or grammatical function. For instance, in English, adding the suffix "-s" or "-es" to a noun typically indicates plurality, transforming a singular noun like "cat" into "cats." Similarly, the suffix "-ness" can be added to an adjective to form a noun, such as "kindness" from "kind."
Nouns can also be formed through processes other than affixation. Compounding, where two or more words are
Inflectional morphology, on the other hand, deals with grammatical modifications that do not change the word's