Which term describes the internal structure of a word?

Which term describes the internal structure of a word?

• A. ASL Morphology
• B. English Morphology
• C. Form
• D. Phonology

Answer: (A)

Understanding how a word is built from smaller meaningful parts is morphology. In ASL, morphology describes how signs are composed and modified to carry different meanings and grammatical information, revealing the internal organization of a sign or sign-phrase. That makes ASL Morphology the best term here, because it directly refers to the internal structure within sign languages. The other options either refer to surface form (how a sign looks or is articulated) or to a different language’s system (English Morphology), while phonology concerns the sound or signing patterns rather than the internal makeup of the word.

Understanding how a word is built from smaller meaningful parts is morphology. In ASL, morphology describes how signs are composed and modified to carry different meanings and grammatical information, revealing the internal organization of a sign or sign-phrase. That makes ASL Morphology the best term here, because it directly refers to the internal structure within sign languages. The other options either refer to surface form (how a sign looks or is articulated) or to a different language’s system (English Morphology), while phonology concerns the sound or signing patterns rather than the internal makeup of the word.