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'''Derivational morphology''' is the branch of the study of words that involves the changes in their forms which lead to the creation of new words or meanings, or sometimes their adaptation for use as a new [[word class]]. It is sometimes called '''word-building'''. It is a branch of [[etymology]] that deals with such changes as adding the [[suffix]] ''''-ment'''' to a [[verb]] to create a new [[noun]], as in 'arrange' [verb]  --> 'arrange<big>ment</big>' [noun]; and adding the suffix ''''-ly'''' to convert an [[adjective]] into an [[adverb]], as when the adjective 'strange' becomes the adverb 'strange<big>ly</big>.

::The study of how words change their form for such grammatical reasons as [[Case in grammar|case]], [[person]] and [[number]] is a branch of morphology known as [[inflectional morphology]].

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