word formation
Linguistics term referring to the processes by which new words are created, such as compounding, derivation, and inflection.
The study of word formation is one of the important fields of linguistics.
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.