noun
word formation
Linguistics term referring to the processes by which new words are created, such as compounding, derivation, and inflection.
語形成の研究は、言語学の重要な分野の一つです。
The study of word formation is one of the important fields of linguistics.
この言語では、複合語による語形成が非常に生産的だ。
In this language, word formation through compounding is highly productive.
形態論 (morphology) is the study of the internal structure of words, which includes word formation as a central topic.
Compound of 語 (go, 'word') and 形成 (keisei, 'formation'). A straightforward Sino-Japanese term used in linguistics.