Denominal verb

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Template:Short description Template:Refimprove Script error: No such module "Side box". In grammar, denominal verbs are verbs derived from nouns.[1] Many languages have regular morphological indicators to create denominal verbs.

English

English examples are to school, from school, meaning to instruct; to shelve, from shelf, meaning to put on shelves; and to symbolize, from symbol, meaning to be a symbol for.

Some common denominalizing affixes in English are -ize/-ise (e.g., summarize), -ify (e.g., classify), -ate (e.g., granulate), en- (e.g., enslave), be- (e.g., behead), and zero or -∅ (e.g., school).[2]

A variety of semantic relations are expressed between the base noun X and the derived verb. Although there is no simple relationship between the affix and the semantic relation,[2] there are semantic regularities that can define certain subclasses. [3] Such subclasses include:[1][4][5]

  • resultative: to make something into an X, e.g., victimize, cash
  • locative: to put something in X, e.g., box, hospitalize
  • instrumental: to use X, e.g., sponge, hammer
  • ablative: to remove something from X, e.g., deplane, unsaddle
  • privative: to remove X from something, e.g., pit (olives), behead, bone, defrost
  • ornative: to add X to something or to cover something with X, e.g., rubberize, salt
  • similative: to act like or resemble X, e.g., tyrannize, guard
  • performative: to do or perform X, e.g., botanize, tango

Rgyalrong

In Rgyalrong languages, denominal derivations are extremely developed and have given rise to incorporating and antipassive constructions.[6][7]

Latin

Many Latin verbs are denominal.[8] For example, the first conjugation verb nominare (to name) is derived from nomen (a name),[8] and the fourth conjugation verb mollire (to soften) derives from the adjective mollis (soft).[9]

Hebrew

Denominal verb derivation is highly productive in Hebrew. They are derived from denominal roots and mostly get a set of Script error: No such module "lang"., Script error: No such module "lang". and Script error: No such module "lang". binyans, but can accept others as well. Only active Script error: No such module "lang". binyan is shown here:

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  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "lang". - digit/digital) -> Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "lang". - digitize);
  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "lang". - extract, summary) -> Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "lang". - summarize);
  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "lang". - map) -> Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "lang". - map).

Some roots derive verbs from more than one binyan set:

  • Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "lang". - place) -> Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "lang". - place, locate), Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "lang". - localize).

See also

References

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  2. a b Carolyn A. Gottfurcht, Denominal Verb Formation in English, Ph.D. dissertation, Northwestern University, 2008 full text
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