Grammaticalization
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ɡɹəˌmæ.tɪ.kə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Grammaticalization is a noun meaning (linguistics) The process of making grammatical.
Meaning
(linguistics) The process of making grammatical.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) 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.
Word Forms
- grammaticalizations
- grammaticalisation
Synonyms for grammaticalization
Depending on context, synonyms include grammaticization, grammatization.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include obligatorification, syntacticization, lexicalization, nominalization, latinization, passivization.
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