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back-formation nghĩa là gì?

phái sinh ngược

/ˌbæk.fɔːˈmeɪ̯.ʃən/

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Scotland/ˌbak.fɔɾˈme.ʃən/

back-formation in Vietnamese: phái sinh ngược. In English, back-formation means the process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.

Vietnamese words for back-formation

linguistic process
phái sinh ngược

English meaning of back-formation

  1. noun The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.
  2. noun A word created in this way.

Full definition of back-formation

back-formation in a sentence

  • Back-formations, such as tambour (for “play the tambourine”), are a staple of comedic wordplay.

Synonyms of back-formation

back-formation in other languages

Questions about back-formation in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of back-formation in Vietnamese?
Back-formation in Vietnamese is phái sinh ngược.
back-formation nghĩa là gì?
Back-formation: phái sinh ngược.
What does back-formation mean in English?
Back-formation means the process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.

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