morphology; word formation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
morphology; word formation; the study of word structure
formalA specialized term in linguistics. In a narrower sense, it refers to morphology; in a broader sense, it may also include the study of word formation (构词法).
Zhè这
mén门
kè课
zhǔ主
yào要
jiǎng讲
shòu授
xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
cí词
fǎ法
hé和
jù句
fǎ法
。
This course primarily teaches the morphology and syntax of Modern Chinese.
Gòu构
cí词
fǎ法
shì是
cí词
fǎ法
yán研
jiū究
de的
zhòng重
yào要
nèi内
róng容
zhī之
yī一
。
Word formation is one of the important aspects of morphological study.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
dì第
sān三
zhāng章
zhuān专
mén门
tǎo讨
lùn论
Yīng英
yǔ语
de的
cí词
fǎ法
。
Chapter three of this book specifically discusses English morphology.