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grammaticalization in Arabic

التَّحَوُّلُ النَّحْوِيّ at-taḥawwulu an-naḥwiyy

/ɡɹəˌmæ.tɪ.kə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

grammaticalization in Arabic: التَّحَوُّلُ النَّحْوِيّ (at-taḥawwulu an-naḥwiyy). In English, grammaticalization means the process of making grammatical.

Arabic words for grammaticalization

the process of language change by which a word or morpheme is reduced to more of a grammeme than a lexeme
التَّحَوُّلُ النَّحْوِيّ at-taḥawwulu an-naḥwiyy

English meaning of grammaticalization

  1. noun The process of making grammatical.
  2. noun The process of language change by which a word or morpheme is reduced to more of a grammeme than a lexeme, for example the reduction of a content word representing an object or action (a noun or verb) to a clitic.

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Questions about grammaticalization in Arabic

What is the meaning of grammaticalization in Arabic?
Grammaticalization in Arabic is التَّحَوُّلُ النَّحْوِيّ (at-taḥawwulu an-naḥwiyy).
ما معنى كلمة grammaticalization؟
Grammaticalization: التَّحَوُّلُ النَّحْوِيّ (at-taḥawwulu an-naḥwiyy).
What does grammaticalization mean in English?
Grammaticalization means the process of making grammatical.

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