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Conversion (word formation)

In linguistics, conversion, also called zero derivation or null derivation, is a kind of word formation involving the creation of a word (of a new part of speech) from an existing word (of a different part of speech) without any change in form, which is to say, derivation using only zero. For example, the noun green in golf (referring to a putting-green)…

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Noun conversion in English

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LinguisticsWord formationPart of speechDerivationZero
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Conversion (word formation)

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples22
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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noun english verb verbification conversion adjective word form example verbs creation zero derivation verbing used many change adjectives nouns common

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