denominalization
Noun to verb
Denominalization is the process of forming a verb from a noun.
English does this freely: the noun "email" becomes the verb "email," "google" becomes "to google," "impact" becomes "to impact." The resulting verb is called a denominal verb.
Linguists use the term to describe this productive pattern of word formation.
Converting to action words
- conversionAct of changing states
- zero-derivationAffix-free category change
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- word-formationCreating new vocabulary items
derivation · syntax · grammar · part-of-speech · productivity · neologism · inflection · conjugation
Newly created expression
- coinageInvented term or currency
- innovationCreating something original
- informalizationShift toward casual norms
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
buzzword · adoption · acceptance · prescriptivism · descriptivism · controversy · standardization · naturalization
verbing
Converting to action words
- conversionAct of changing states
- zero-derivationAffix-free category change
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
word-formation · derivation · syntax · grammar · part-of-speech · productivity · neologism · inflection · conjugation
neologism
Newly created expression
- coinageInvented term or currency
- innovationCreating something original
- informalizationShift toward casual norms
slang · buzzword · adoption · acceptance · prescriptivism · descriptivism · controversy · standardization · naturalization · borrowing
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