What Is The Origin Of Morphology?

Morphology is basically a field of study that deals with identification, analysis and description of word structures. Words are the smallest units of syntax so in most languages words can be related to other words. Morphology is a part of linguistics that helps in studying this pattern of word formation within and across the languages of the world.

Morphology is a very old field of study. Its history and origin can be traced back to the Indian Linguist Panini. He formulated 3959 rules of Sanskrit morphology in Astadhyayi by using a constituency grammar. Greco-Romans, Arabs were also involved in this field as early as 1200 CE.

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