Question

The specific study of word forms and how they are affected by their origin is known as _____.

A. archaeology
B. morphology
C. semantics
D. linguistics

Answer 1

The answer would be B Morphology.

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Answer 2

The specific study of word forms and how they are affected by their origin is known as B. morphology.
Archaeology deals with old objects, not words.
Semantics has to do with the meanings of words, not their forms.
Linguistics is a term which is too broad. It deals with many spheres of languages.