nominalize
Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪz/
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/ˈnɑmənəlaɪz/
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Verb
To use as or change into a noun, often by affixing a morpheme.
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To nominalize an adjective that refers to a known noun, the articles el, la, los, and las are used (Unit 11 §59); to nominalize an adjective that does not refer to a known noun, the neuter article lo is used.
But, Dretske asks, what happens when we nominalize a propositional allomorph?
To make nominalistic.
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