Morphology

4 words in this vocabulary list

noun a person who studies or is an expert in grammar

adjective relating to or conforming to the rules of grammar

  • The grammatic structure of the sentence was flawless.
  • She always pays attention to grammatic errors in her writing.
  • I can't stand it when people mess up their grammatic.
  • The grammatic of the situation was so twisted, it was hard to follow.

noun a person who studies the forms and structures of living organisms, especially animals

  • The morphologist studied the intricate details of butterfly wing patterns.
  • The morphologist is really into studying how animals change shape.
  • That morphologist is a total shape-shifter expert.
  • As a morphologist of language, she delved deep into the origins of words.

noun the process of creating new words or forms of words

  • The study of word formation is an important aspect of linguistics.
  • Learning about how words are formed can be pretty interesting.
  • Figuring out how to make new words is kinda cool.
  • In the world of language, word formation is like building blocks for communication.

verb to be relevant or appropriate to something; to pertain or relate to something

  • The affeiring of the new policy to the existing regulations will require thorough analysis.
  • I'm not sure how affeiring this new rule will affect our daily operations.
  • I heard they're affeiring the dress code at work, so we might have to dress up more.
  • The affeiring of her emotions to the changing seasons was evident in her poetry.