In linguistics, word formation is an ambiguous term that can refer to either: the processes through which words can change (i.e. morphology), or the creation of new lexemes in a particular language == Morphological == A common method of word formation is the attachment of inflectional or derivational affixes.
In linguistics, word formation is an ambiguous term that can refer to either: the processes through which words can change (i.e. morphology), or the creation of new lexemes in a particular language == Morphological == A common method of word formation is the attachment of inflectional or derivational affixes.
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