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Lingüística - Morfología y Lexicología

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abbreviation
abbreviation
[Sustantivo]

the shortened form of a word, etc.

abreviatura

abreviatura

Ex: The abbreviation 'CEO' stands for Chief Executive Officer. 
affixation
affixation
[Sustantivo]

a process in morphology where affixes, which are bound morphemes, are attached to a base or root morpheme to create new words or modify the meaning or grammatical function of existing words

afijación, proceso de afijación

afijación, proceso de afijación

affix
affix
[Sustantivo]

(grammar) a letter or group of letters added to the end or beginning of a word to change its meaning

afijo

afijo

Ex: English grammar includes prefixes and suffixes as types of affixes. 
contraction
contraction
[Sustantivo]

a short form of a word or a group of words used instead of the full form

contracción

contracción

Ex: In casual speech, contractions like "don't" and "didn't" are frequently used. 
prefix
prefix
[Sustantivo]

(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

prefijo

prefijo

Ex: Understanding common prefixes, such as 'pre-' and 'dis-,' can help students decode unfamiliar words. 
ending
ending
[Sustantivo]

the last part of a word, added to the main part

terminación, desinencia

terminación, desinencia

suffix
suffix
[Sustantivo]

(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the end of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

sufijo

sufijo

Ex: Adding the suffix '-ly' to 'quick' changes the word to 'quickly,' turning it into an adverb. 
acronym
acronym
[Sustantivo]

a word formed from the initial letters of a phrase, pronounced as a single word

acrónimo, sigla

acrónimo, sigla

Ex: NASA is an acronym for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
blending
blending
[Sustantivo]

a process in language where two or more words are combined to create a new word that retains elements or sounds from the original words

mezcla, fusión

mezcla, fusión

numeronym
numeronym
[Sustantivo]

a type of abbreviation in which a word or phrase is represented by a series of numbers, with the numbers typically corresponding to the number of letters omitted between the first and last letter of the word or phrase

numerónimo, abreviatura numérica

numerónimo, abreviatura numérica

bound morpheme
bound morpheme
[Sustantivo]

a morpheme that cannot stand alone as an independent word and must be attached to other morphemes to convey meaning

morfema ligado, morfema dependiente

morfema ligado, morfema dependiente

circumfix
circumfix
[Sustantivo]

a type of affix that consists of two parts, one attached to the beginning of a word and the other attached to the end

circunfijo, afijo circunfijo

circunfijo, afijo circunfijo

transfixation
transfixation
[Sustantivo]

a morphological process in which a segment or a group of segments is inserted within a word, typically resulting in a change of the word's meaning or grammatical category

transfixación, inserción morfológica

transfixación, inserción morfológica

analogy
analogy
[Sustantivo]

(linguistics) a process by which a new word or inflection is formed according to existing rules and regulations

analogía

analogía

Ex: The analogy between "sing" and "sang" helps learners understand verb changes. 
coinage
coinage
[Sustantivo]

the process of inventing a word

neologismo

neologismo

stem
stem
[Sustantivo]

(in linguistics) the base form of a word after removing affixes

raíz, lexema

raíz, lexema

Ex: In "unhappiness," the stem is "happy." 
root
root
[Sustantivo]

(in linguistics) the base form of a word, remaining after removing all prefixes and suffixes

raíz, lexema

raíz, lexema

Ex: "Kind" is the root of "kindness." 
free morpheme
free morpheme
[Sustantivo]

a morpheme that can function as an independent word in a language

morfema libre, lexema independiente

morfema libre, lexema independiente

infix
infix
[Sustantivo]

a type of bound morpheme that is inserted within a word

infijo, morfema ligado insertado

infijo, morfema ligado insertado

clitic
clitic
[Sustantivo]

a linguistic element that functions as a word but behaves phonologically or syntactically as a bound morpheme, often attaching to other words and lacking independent stress or full syntactic independence

clítico, elemento clítico

clítico, elemento clítico

word formation
word formation
[Sustantivo]

the process of creating new words or modifying existing ones through morphological and lexical mechanisms in a language

formación de palabras, derivación léxica

formación de palabras, derivación léxica

lexeme
lexeme
[Sustantivo]

(linguistics) a basic linguistic unit that is meaningful and underlies a set of words which are related through inflection

lexema

lexema

Ex: A lexeme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language, encompassing both a word and all its inflected forms. 
derivation
derivation
[Sustantivo]

a morphological process in language where new words are formed by adding affixes or making internal modifications to a base or root word, resulting in a change in meaning, part of speech, or both

derivación, formación derivativa

derivación, formación derivativa

inflection
inflection
[Sustantivo]

(grammar) a change in the structure of a word, usually adding a suffix, according to its grammatical function

flexión, desinencia

flexión, desinencia

Ex: Verb inflection in English shows tense, as in "walk" vs. "walked." 
back-formation
back-formation
[Sustantivo]

a word-formation process in which a new word is created by removing what is mistakenly perceived as a derivative affix from an existing word, often resulting in a shorter word with a different part of speech

retroformación, derivación regresiva

retroformación, derivación regresiva

compounding
compounding
[Sustantivo]

a word-formation process in which two or more individual words are combined to create a new word, typically resulting in a compound with a meaning that is related to or derived from the meanings of the individual words

composición, formación de palabras compuestas

composición, formación de palabras compuestas

conversion
conversion
[Sustantivo]

a word-formation process in which a word changes its grammatical category or part of speech without any accompanying morphological changes, such as when a noun becomes a verb or a verb becomes a noun

conversión, derivación impropia

conversión, derivación impropia

paradigm
paradigm
[Sustantivo]

a structured set showing how a word changes to express different grammatical categories such as tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, or case

paradigma, tabla flexional

paradigma, tabla flexional

Ex: The verb run has the paradigm: run, runs, ran, running. 
lexicon
lexicon
[Sustantivo]

the complete set of meaningful units in a language or a branch of knowledge, or words or phrases that a speaker uses

léxico

léxico

Ex: The lexicon of a language encompasses all the words and phrases that speakers use to communicate meaning. 
clipping
clipping
[Sustantivo]

the process of shortening a word by dropping one or more syllables

acortamiento, truncamiento

acortamiento, truncamiento

Ex: Clipping is a morphological process in linguistics where a longer word is shortened without changing its meaning, often resulting in a more casual or familiar term. 
hypocorism
hypocorism
[Sustantivo]

a word-formation process in which a word or name is modified to create a shorter, affectionate, or informal version, often used to express familiarity, endearment, or intimacy

hipocorístico, diminutivo cariñoso

hipocorístico, diminutivo cariñoso

Ex: Hypocorism is the use of a pet name or affectionate form of a proper name, often involving a diminutive or altered version of the original name. 
morphemization
morphemization
[Sustantivo]

the process of creating or treating a group of phonological segments as a distinct morpheme, which carries meaning and can be combined with other morphemes to form words

morfemización, proceso de morfemización

morfemización, proceso de morfemización

agglutination
agglutination
[Sustantivo]

a linguistic process where affixes attach to a root word, each keeping a distinct meaning and form

aglutinación, proceso de aglutinación

aglutinación, proceso de aglutinación

lexical morpheme
lexical morpheme
[Sustantivo]

a type of morpheme that carries the core lexical or semantic meaning of a word

morfema léxico, lexema

morfema léxico, lexema

vocabulary
vocabulary
[Sustantivo]

all the words used in a particular language or subject

vocabulario

vocabulario

Ex: His vocabulary in Spanish is quite extensive for a beginner. 
derivative
derivative
[Sustantivo]

(in linguistics) a word that is developed from another word or base

derivado

derivado

Ex: The word "happiness" is a derivative of "happy." 
base
base
[Sustantivo]

(linguistics) the form to which affixes or other morphological operations are added to create a new word

base, raíz

base, raíz

Ex: In "unhappiness," the base is "happy." 
nominalization
nominalization
[Sustantivo]

a process in language where a word or phrase, typically a verb or an adjective, is transformed into a noun, either by adding a suffix or by changing its syntactic function, allowing the expression of concepts or actions as nominal entities

nominalización, sustantivación

nominalización, sustantivación

lexicalization
lexicalization
[Sustantivo]

a process in which a word or phrase evolves from being a combination of grammatical elements or a non-lexicalized expression to becoming an established lexical unit with its own meaning and usage

lexicalización, proceso de lexicalización

lexicalización, proceso de lexicalización

diminutive
diminutive
[Sustantivo]

a word form or affix that is added to a base word to express smallness, endearment, or a sense of familiarity

diminutivo, palabra cariñosa

diminutivo, palabra cariñosa

Ex: The word “duckling” is a diminutive of “duck.” 
protologism
protologism
[Sustantivo]

a newly created word or expression that has not yet gained widespread acceptance or recognition within a language community

protologismo, neologismo incipiente

protologismo, neologismo incipiente

ghost word
ghost word
[Sustantivo]

a non-existent or erroneous word that has been mistakenly created and entered into a dictionary or other linguistic sources

palabra fantasma, palabra errónea

palabra fantasma, palabra errónea

pseudoword
pseudoword
[Sustantivo]

a string of letters or sounds that resemble real words but do not have any actual meaning or lexical representation in a particular language

pseudopalabra, palabra ficticia

pseudopalabra, palabra ficticia

nonce word
nonce word
[Sustantivo]

a term or expression created and used for a specific occasion or context, typically with a limited or one-time purpose, and not intended for long-term or widespread usage

palabra ocasional, neologismo efímero

palabra ocasional, neologismo efímero

hapax legomenon
hapax legomenon
[Sustantivo]

a word or form that appears only once within a specific corpus or body of text

hapax legomenon, palabra o forma única

hapax legomenon, palabra o forma única

morph
morph
[Sustantivo]

the smallest unit of a word's sound or written form that conveys a distinct grammatical or lexical meaning

morfema, morph

morfema, morph

Ex: The plural suffix -s is a morph indicating more than one. 
morpheme
morpheme
[Sustantivo]

(linguistics) the smallest meaningful unit of a language that does not necessarily stand alone and cannot be divided

morfema

morfema

Ex: In linguistics, a morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning or grammatical function in a language. 
functional morpheme

a type of morpheme that conveys grammatical information and serves a functional role in a sentence, rather than carrying lexical or content-related meaning

morfema funcional, morfema gramatical

morfema funcional, morfema gramatical

lexical unit
lexical unit
[Sustantivo]

(linguistics) a word, a group of words or a part of word that has a meaning and forms the basic element of any language

unidad léxica

unidad léxica

portmanteau word
portmanteau word
[Sustantivo]

a new word that is formed by the combination of two other words blending their meaning and sounds

palabra híbrida

palabra híbrida

Ex: The term "brunch" is a portmanteau word that combines "breakfast" and "lunch." 
lexis
lexis
[Sustantivo]

(linguistics) all the words and phrases of a language, including the function words

léxico

léxico

word
word
[Sustantivo]

(grammar) a unit of language that has a specific meaning

palabra

palabra

Ex: The word "friendship" holds a special meaning for her. 
collocation
collocation
[Sustantivo]

a particular combination of words that are used together very often

colocación, coaparición

colocación, coaparición

Ex: In language learning, understanding collocations helps in using words in their most natural and common combinations. 
idiom
idiom
[Sustantivo]

a group of words or a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal interpretation of its individual words, often specific to a particular language or culture

modismo, giro

modismo, giro

Ex: The idiom 'kick the bucket' means to die, and its meaning is quite different from the literal interpretation of kicking a bucket. 
lexical ambiguity
lexical ambiguity
[Sustantivo]

a situation in which a word or phrase has multiple meanings or interpretations, often leading to confusion or uncertainty in understanding the intended message or context

ambigüedad léxica, polisemia

ambigüedad léxica, polisemia

reduplication
reduplication
[Sustantivo]

the process of duplicating all or part of a word or morpheme to create a new form, often with a change in meaning or grammatical function

reduplicación, duplicación

reduplicación, duplicación

Ex: Reduplication is a morphological process in linguistics where a part or the entirety of a word is repeated to convey grammatical or semantic changes. 
blocking
blocking
[Sustantivo]

a phenomenon where the presence of one linguistic form prevents the occurrence or acceptance of another form with a similar meaning or function

bloqueo, obstrucción

bloqueo, obstrucción

lexical rule
lexical rule
[Sustantivo]

a set of principles or patterns that govern the formation or derivation of words and their meanings within a particular language or lexical system

regla léxica, principio léxico

regla léxica, principio léxico

sniglet
sniglet
[Sustantivo]

a playful, made-up word used to describe something for which there is no existing term, often adding humor and creativity to language

sniglet, palabra inventada lúdica

sniglet, palabra inventada lúdica

phono-semantic matching

the process in which a new word or morpheme is created by combining a sound component that resembles an existing word with a semantic component that reflects its meaning

correspondencia fono-semántica, emparejamiento fono-semántico

correspondencia fono-semántica, emparejamiento fono-semántico

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