What is the study of the different forms of language?

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What is the study of the different forms of language? What features of human language are exemplified by Morphology? What is the hierarchical structure of words?

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Chapter​ 2  ​ :​ ​Morphology Morphology:​​ ​the​ ​study​ ​of​ ​the​ ​different​ ​forms​ ​of​ ​language       ● Includes:​ ​word​ ​units,​ ​word​ ​structure,​ ​different​ ​grammatical​ ​rules      ● Example​ ​of​ ​different​ ​forms:​ ​bake​ ​→​ ​baking,​ ​baked,​ ​rebake,​ ​baker,​ ​etc.   It's​ ​a​ ​word​ F:      ● It​ ​has​ ​ eaning​ (​ example:​ ​dog​ ​=​​ et/animal)       ● Is​ ​an​ ​allowable​ ​string​ ​of​ ​sounds​ ​([dag]​ ​is​ ​permissible​ ​in​ ​English)      ● Has​ ​allowably​ ​potential​ ​forms​ ​(dogs,​ ​doggedly,​ ​etc.)      ● Has​ ​stylistic​ ​variations​ ​(dawg​ o ​ r​ ​you​ og)       ● Has​ ​allowable​ ​word​ ​company​ ​(​the​​ ​dog,​ ​​my​​ ​dog,​ ​​a​​ ​dog,​ ​etc.)  Morphology​ ​exemplifies​ ​the​ ​following​ ​featu

What is the study of the different forms of language?

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