Questions tagged [nominalizations]
The process of making a noun from a verb or adjective
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Are these nominalisations?
I'm having trouble with identifying whether something is a nominalisation or just a regular noun. I would like some help in checking if I'm correct.
"Another problem is the treatment of citizens ...
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Nominalized adjectives or nominalized adjective phrases?
Numerous adjectives can be combined with the. Examples include the poor, the limitless, the miraculous, etc. Such constructions are semantically equivalent to nouns. According to Wikipedia:
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What do you call this function in language: 'ignite' → 'igniter' ; 'wait'→'waiter' ; 'run' →'runner"
The linguistic procedure outlined below is the one that can be used to make new words out of verbs, and anyone who understands English will immediately have a sense of the meaning of the new word as ...
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Understanding something vs. understanding 'of' something? [duplicate]
"Understanding something" or "understanding of something"? Is there a general rule? Or does it depend on the context? If it is context dependent, what about this sentence:
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Is "at DOING something" classified as nominalization?
In this sentence,
Attempts by economists at defining full employment have been met with failure.
Is "defining" classified as a form of nominalization?
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Can an abbreviation of a verb be classified as a nominalisation?
For example, in the abbreviation for the fictional organisation "SCP Foundation", "SCP" is short for "Secure, Contain, Protect."
Would this classify the term "SCP&...
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The distribution of *by*-phrases in complex nominals
I was recently reading page 39 of Surface Structure [1980] by Robert Fiengo when I stumbled upon the following dataset:
(1a) The suggestion of a different tactic by John
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Is "nearbys" the right word to express "places/ objects that are nearby"? Or does a better word exist?
This came up in a programming context. A group of objects, that are nearby another one, was simply called:
nearbys
These could be actual places/ locations or really random objects.
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Are nominal adjectives and fused-head noun phrases just two different explanations for the same thing?
Are nominal adjectives and fused-head noun phrase (e.g. "the poor") just two different ways of describing the same thing, or is one considered a subset of the other, or are they different ...
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Nominalization of "impoverished"
Is there any rule stating what kind of adjectives can be nominalized (i.e. used as nouns)? I did some googling but could not find any examples of "impoverished" being used as a noun (e.g. housing for ...
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About adjectives used as noun
There are some adjectives like valuable and rich has used as a noun as
Riches
Valuables.
But the meaning of these adjectives used as a noun is different .
Is there any other adjectives are there which ...
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Is sentence "I am a Chinese" correct?
I read from an article about this confusing sentence.
since Chinese is both adj and noun,I suppose "I am a Chinese" is grammatically
correct just like "I am an American"?
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Why can "dispute" be both verb and noun, but "refute" only a verb?
The word dispute be used as a verb or a noun:
Do not dispute me on this.
The dispute was settled quickly.
However, the word refute can be used only as a verb:
I shall refute this claim.
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-ness words as count nouns?
I came across this sentence in a book:
He was astonishingly humble, exhibited great charitableness and such a sweetness and meekness that he would often shed tears at a sad story.
It seems strange ...
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-able & -ability usage: Why can't "searchability" be a word? (Or can it?)
Sometimes I edit a question title on Stack Exchange in order to make it more clear and easier for users to find it when searching. In the comment field I usually enter: "Title edited for clarity and ...
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