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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=linguistics">linguistics</a>, <b>word formation</b> is an ambiguous term that can refer to either:</p>

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* the processes through which words can change (i.e. <a href="page.php?w=Morphology_%28linguistics%29">morphology</a>), or<br/>
* the creation of new <a href="page.php?w=lexemes">lexemes</a> in a particular language</p>

<p><big>Morphological</big></p>
<p>A common method of word formation is the attachment of inflectional or derivational <a href="page.php?w=affix">affix</a>es.</p>

<p><big> Derivation </big></p>
<p>Examples include:<br/></p><p>
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