Here's why:
* Morphology is the study of word formation and how words are structured. It deals with morphemes, the smallest meaningful units in a language.
* Pluralization is the process of creating the plural form of a noun. This often involves adding a suffix (like "-s" or "-es") or changing the internal structure of the word (like "child" to "children").
Example:
* Cat (singular) + -s (plural morpheme) = Cats (plural)
In this case, the addition of the "-s" morpheme is a morphological change that creates the plural form.
Therefore, pluralization involves adding or changing morphemes, which falls under the scope of morphology.