Words Related to Linguistics - Morphology and Lexicology

abréviation

apposition

affix

contraction

préfixe

terminaison

suffixe

an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of a group of words, which can be pronounced as a word

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

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

morphème lié

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

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

analogie

néologisme

tige

racine

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

a type of bound morpheme that is inserted within a word, rather than being added as a prefix (before) or a suffix (after)

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

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

lexème

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

flexion

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

composition

conversion

paradigme

annales

a word-formation process in which a word is shortened by removing one or more syllables, usually from the beginning or end, resulting in a new word with the same or similar meaning as the original word

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

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

agglutination

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

vocabulaire

dérivé

base

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

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

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

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

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

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

mot occasionnel

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

se transformer

morphème

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

lexème

mot-valise

vocabulaire

mot

collocation

expression idiomatique

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

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

blocage

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

petit mot

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