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x3n0n
Wed Oct 11 2000 at 20:28:12
In
linguistics
, the
word formation process
in which the
form
of a word is not changed, but its
function
is. For example:
"run" (
verb
) goes to "run" (
noun
)
"walk" (
verb
) goes to "walk" (
noun
)
"butter" (
noun
) goes to "butter" (
verb
)
Contrast
stress shift
.
stress shift
zero-form morpheme
Japanese verb/adjective flexibility
quote is a verb, quotation is a noun
verbing
word formation process
Zero Wing
verbing nouns
Brackish
Count Zero
Japanese grammar
inflection
conversion
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
hapax legomenon
form
Verb
function
noun