Morphology: Word Formation in Linguistics

Preecha  Khanetnok; Kawipon Srihamongkhon; Suwit  Daengsaewram; Roongnapha  Thabkhoontod

doi:10.14456/jsasr.2023.9

Authors

Preecha Khanetnok Doctoral Program in Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9315-8043
Kawipon Srihamongkhon Doctoral Program students in Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5334-3670
Suwit Daengsaewram Doctoral Program students in Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0099-7785
Roongnapha Thabkhoontod Doctoral Program students in Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1912-3931

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/jsasr.2023.9

Keywords:

Morphology; , Word Formation; , Acronyms; , Linguistics

Abstract

Morphology is the study of the structure of words and the smallest meaning-bearing units and how they combine into words. The term morphology is widely attributed to the German poet, novelist, playwright, and philosopher (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749-1832), who coined it in a biological context early in the nineteenth century. Its Etymology is Greek: morph- means shape, form. Morphology is the study of shapes and forms. Form or form studies Morphology in biology refers to the study of the organisms' form and structure, and in geology, it refers to the study of the arrangement and evolution of landforms. In linguistics, morphology refers to the part of the brain that is involved in word formation or the branch of linguistics concerned with words, their internal structure, and how they function.

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