Grammar

Word Formation in English

Word formation, also known as morphology, is a fascinating aspect of linguistics that deals with how words are created and constructed within a language.

It explores the rules and processes by which new words are formed, whether by combining existing morphemes (the smallest units of meaning) or by altering existing words through various affixes, compounding, blending, and other mechanisms.

Word Formation: Word derivation; Word Building in English

In English grammar word-building, pertains to the creation of new words through the addition of prefixes, suffixes, or other morphemes to existing words