- grammaticalizing
- grammaticalize (Amer.) v. represent semantic features by grammatical categories; change a word into a function word or a grammatical affix (also grammaticalise)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
grammaticalizing
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grammaticalize — grammaticalization, n. /greuh mat i keuh luyz /, v.t., grammaticalized, grammaticalizing. Ling. 1. to convert (a content word or part of one) into a functor, as in using OE lic, body, as a suffix in adjectives and adverbs, such as OE freondlic,… … Universalium
grammaticalize — grammaticalization, n. /greuh mat i keuh luyz /, v.t., grammaticalized, grammaticalizing. Ling. 1. to convert (a content word or part of one) into a functor, as in using OE lic, body, as a suffix in adjectives and adverbs, such as OE freondlic,… … Useful english dictionary
