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Words Related to Linguistics - Morphology and Lexicology

Here you will learn some English words related to morphology and lexicology such as "affix", "stem", and "lexeme".

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Words Related to Linguistics
abbreviation
[noun]
abbreviazione
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affixation
[noun]
affissione
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affix
[noun]
apporre
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contraction
[noun]
contrazione
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prefix
[noun]
prefisso
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ending
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terminazione
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suffix
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suffisso
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acronym
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an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of a group of words, which can be pronounced as a word
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blending
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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
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numeronym
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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
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bound morpheme
[noun]
morfema legato
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circumfix
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a type of affix that consists of two parts, one attached to the beginning of a word and the other attached to the end
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transfixation
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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
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analogy
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analogia
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coinage
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monetazione
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stem
[noun]
gambo
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root
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radice
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free morpheme
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a morpheme that can function as an independent word in a language
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infix
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a type of bound morpheme that is inserted within a word, rather than being added as a prefix (before) or a suffix (after)
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clitic
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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
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word formation
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the process of creating new words or modifying existing ones through morphological and lexical mechanisms in a language
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lexeme
[noun]
lessema
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derivation
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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
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inflection
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flessione
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back-formation
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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
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compounding
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composizione
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conversion
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conversione
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paradigm
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paradigma
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lexicon
[noun]
lessico
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clipping
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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
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hypocorism
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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
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morphemization
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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
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agglutination
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agglutinazione
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lexical morpheme
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a type of morpheme that carries the core lexical or semantic meaning of a word
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vocabulary
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vocabolario
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derivative
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derivato
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base
[noun]
base
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nominalization
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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
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lexicalization
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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
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diminutive
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a word form or affix that is added to a base word to express smallness, endearment, or a sense of familiarity
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protologism
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a newly created word or expression that has not yet gained widespread acceptance or recognition within a language community
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ghost word
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a non-existent or erroneous word that has been mistakenly created and entered into a dictionary or other linguistic sources
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pseudoword
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a string of letters or sounds that resemble real words but do not have any actual meaning or lexical representation in a particular language
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nonce word
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parola nonce
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hapax legomenon
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a word or form that appears only once within a specific corpus or body of text
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morph
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metamorfosi
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morpheme
[noun]
morfema
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functional morpheme
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a type of morpheme that conveys grammatical information and serves a functional role in a sentence, rather than carrying lexical or content-related meaning
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lexical unit
[noun]
unità lessicale
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portmanteau word
[noun]
parola di portmanteau
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lexis
[noun]
lessico
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word
[noun]
parola
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collocation
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collocazione
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idiom
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idioma
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lexical ambiguity
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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
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reduplication
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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
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blocking
[noun]
otturazione
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lexical rule
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a set of principles or patterns that govern the formation or derivation of words and their meanings within a particular language or lexical system
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sniglet
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sghignazzo
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phono-semantic matching
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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
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