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ludling

ludling noun: a linguistic system that alters the forms (but not their meanings) of a source language via simple phonological and/or morphological transformations, such as affixation, reduplication, truncation, phoneme substitution, syllable transposition, etc.

Noun

ludling (plural ludlings)

  1. A linguistic system that alters the forms (but not their meanings) of a source language via simple phonological and/or morphological transformations, such as affixation, reduplication, truncation, phoneme substitution, syllable transposition, etc.
    Synonyms:
    language game

Synonyms of ludling

Forms of ludling

pluralludlings

Origin of ludling

Blend of Latin ludus (“play; game”) + a clipping of Latin lingua (“language”). The term was first introduced by Donald Laycock (1972).

Words formed from ludling

  • ludlingant

Questions about ludling

What does ludling mean?
Ludling means a linguistic system that alters the forms (but not their meanings) of a source language via simple phonological and/or morphological transformations, such as affixation, reduplication, truncation, phoneme substitution, syllable transposition, etc.
What part of speech is ludling?
Ludling is a noun.
What is the plural of ludling?
The plural of ludling is ludlings.

Words near ludling in the dictionary

  1. Ludingtons
  2. ludjibaite
  3. Ludlam
  4. ludlamite
  5. Ludlams
  6. ludling
  7. ludlings
  8. ludlockite
  9. Ludlovian
  10. Ludlow
  11. Ludlows

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