NOMINALIZATION Flashcards
1
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Is the formation of a noun phrase from a clause or a verb
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Nominalization
2
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Process of actually borrowing words from foreign language
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Loaning
3
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Process of inventing entirely new words from scratch
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Coinage
4
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One of two or more words that have the same meaning
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Synonym
5
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New words based on names of persons/places
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Eponym
6
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Words from initials of a set of word
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Acronyms
7
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The process of shortening a word/phrase
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Abbreviation
8
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A group of two or more words that usually go together
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Collocation
