Morphology is the study of word formation and interpretation. It examines how words are established through morphemes and how compound words are varied in a language. There are free morphemes that can stand alone with meaning, and bound morphemes that cannot. Function morphemes include inflection morphemes that change words to be additive without changing meaning. Word formation processes include borrowing words from other languages and coining new words without regard to typical formation rules. Studying morphology deepens understanding of word structure and provides knowledge of proper language use through understanding morpheme types and principles.