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substantialization

substantialization

9.9
Turning a word or phrase into a noun
  • noun
  • /səbˌstænʧuəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sustancialización
  • Linguists study substantialization to understand how language evolves over time.

Examples

  • The substantialization of adjectives can add depth to poetic language.

  • Her essay discussed the substantialization of common verbs in modern English.

  • The substantialization of abstract concepts is crucial in philosophy.

  • We studied the substantializations of various theories.

  • Linguists study substantialization to understand how language evolves over time.

  • The substantialization of adjectives can add depth to poetic language.

  • Her essay discussed the substantialization of common verbs in modern English.

Synonyms

lexicalization
vssubstantialization
  • Specialized
9.8

Making a single word to show an idea

turns a word or phrase into a noun or substantive

Surface Forms

substantialization singular
substantializations plural

Morphology

substantialization = substantialize (opaque) = substantial + ize + ation

Although the form looks compositional, the grammatical sense of 'turning a word into a noun' is specialized and not predictably derived from substantial + -ization.

Etymology

The word substantialization is built from substance and the parts -ize and -ation, where substance comes from a root meaning 'to stand', like something that stands on its own. So, in language it means turning a word into a substantive, 'a noun', or making the word act like a thing.