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grammaticalization

/ɡɹəˌmæ.tɪ.kə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

grammaticalization noun: the process of making grammatical.

Noun

grammaticalization (countable and uncountable, plural grammaticalizations)

  1. The process of making grammatical.
  2. 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.

grammaticalization meaning in Arabic

grammaticalization in Arabic

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

Synonyms of grammaticalization

Forms of grammaticalization

pluralgrammaticalizations
alternative formgrammaticalisation

Origin of grammaticalization

From French grammaticalisation, coined in 1912 by the French linguist Antoine Meillet, corresponding to grammatical + -ization.

Words formed from grammaticalization

Questions about grammaticalization

What does grammaticalization mean?
Grammaticalization means the process of making grammatical.
What is grammaticalization in Arabic?
Grammaticalization in Arabic is التَّحَوُّلُ النَّحْوِيّ (at-taḥawwulu an-naḥwiyy). See Grammaticalization meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is grammaticalization?
Grammaticalization is a noun.
How do you pronounce grammaticalization?
Grammaticalization is pronounced /ɡɹəˌmæ.tɪ.kə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/.
What is the plural of grammaticalization?
The plural of grammaticalization is grammaticalizations.

Words near grammaticalization in the dictionary

  1. grammaticalises
  2. grammaticalising
  3. grammaticalities
  4. grammaticality
  5. grammaticalizable
  6. grammaticalization
  7. grammaticalizations
  8. grammaticalize
  9. grammaticalized
  10. grammaticalizes
  11. grammaticalizing

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