Question

The part of linguistics that deals with the study of the structure of words is called ____.

• A. Morpheme
• B. Phonology
• C. Morphology
• D. Semiotics

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Morphology

• Morphology is the branch of linguistics that studies the structure of words — how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.

• It focuses on morphemes (the smallest units of meaning), and how these units combine to form words.

👉 Example:

• The word unhappiness = un- (prefix) + happy (root) + -ness (suffix)