reanalysis
Second look taken
Reanalysis is a fresh examination of something already analyzed, often with new methods, data, or perspectives.
In linguistics, reanalysis occurs when speakers unconsciously reinterpret a word's structure—"hamburger" was originally "Hamburg-er" (from Hamburg) but got reanalyzed as "ham-burger," spawning cheeseburger and veggie burger.
In meteorology, reanalysis combines historical weather observations with modern models to create consistent climate records: The reanalysis dataset extends back to 1950.
Word formed by subtraction
- eggcornMisheard phrase that persists
- mondegreenMisperceived lyric or phrase
- affixWord-part modifier
- segmentationDivision into sections
parsing · apron · nickname · umpire · newt · orange · adder · hamburger
Chemical color removal
- narrowingReduction in width
- broadeningIncreasing in extent
- ameliorationMaking something less bad
- pejorationLinguistic meaning decay
metaphor · metonymy · polysemy · reinterpretation · connotation · denotation · pragmatic · inference
Grammatical structure extraction
- constituentMember of electoral district
- bracketingTaking varied exposure shots
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- syntaxRules for arranging words
ambiguity · structural · complement · modifier · agreement · case · diachronic
Redirecting feelings to substitutes
- countertransferenceTherapist's emotional response to patient
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
revisiting · therapeutic · Freudian · insight · session · regression · projection · trauma
backformation
Word formed by subtraction
- eggcornMisheard phrase that persists
- mondegreenMisperceived lyric or phrase
- affixWord-part modifier
segmentation · parsing · apron · nickname · umpire · newt · orange · adder · hamburger · helicopter
bleaching
Chemical color removal
- narrowingReduction in width
- broadeningIncreasing in extent
- ameliorationMaking something less bad
pejoration · metaphor · metonymy · polysemy · reinterpretation · connotation · denotation · pragmatic · inference
parsing
Grammatical structure extraction
- constituentMember of electoral district
- bracketingTaking varied exposure shots
- attachmentConnection or fondness
syntax · ambiguity · structural · complement · modifier · agreement · case · diachronic
transference
Redirecting feelings to substitutes
- countertransferenceTherapist's emotional response to patient
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- interpretationAssigned meaning
unconscious · revisiting · therapeutic · Freudian · insight · session · regression · projection · trauma · attachment
- Anti-DopingWADA, banned substances, drug testing, NADA, doping control
- climate modelsclimate model, forecast model, weather model, ensemble, grid cell
- climate statisticsclimate modeling, climate models, climate prediction, climate data, weather data
- language changelanguage change, linguistic diffusion, loan words, creolization, Great Vowel Shift
- weather modelingweather prediction, weather modeling, forecast models, forecasting, forecasts
- meteorologyweather, rain, wind, snow, clouds
reanalysisconfirmation
Establishing something as true
preservation · acceptance · validation · replication · retention