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What is Morphology?

Mark Aronoff and

Kirsten Fudeman





Thinking about Morphology and

Morphological Analysis

1.1 What is Morphology? 1

1.2 Morphemes 2

1.3 Morphology in Action 4

1.3.1 Novel words and word play 4

1.3.2 Abstract morphological facts 6

1.4 Background and Beliefs 9

1.5 Introduction to Morphological Analysis 12

1.5.1 Two basic approaches: analysis and synthesis 12

1.5.2 Analytic principles 14

1.5.3 Sample problems with solutions 17

1.6 Summary 21

Introduction to Kujamaat Jóola 22

mor·phol·o·gy: a study of the structure or form of something

Merriam-Webster Unabridged

n 1.1 What is Morphology?

The term morphology is generally attributed to the German poet, novelist,

playwright, and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832),

who coined it early in the nineteenth century in a biological context. Its

etymology is Greek: morph- means ‘shape, form’, and morphology is the

study of form or forms. In biology morphology refers to the study of the

form and structure of organisms, and in geology it refers to the study of

the configuration and evolution of land forms. In linguistics morphology

refers to the mental system involved in word formation or to the branch





What is Morphology?

Mark Aronoff and

Kirsten Fudeman