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Lexicalization
the transformation of certain language elements or combinations of them into vocabulary units—lexemes or phraseological combinations. Lexicalization of syntactic combinations supplements the phraseology of a national language; the meaning of words entering into a phraseologism changes completely or partially (Russian derzhat’ kamen ’za pazukhoi, “to harbor a grudge,” literally, “to keep a stone in one’s bosom”). In some instances the lexicalization of word combinations is a word-formative process, the result of which is concretions (plashch-palatka, “waterproof cape”), abbreviations (vuz for vysshee uchebnoe zavedenie, “institution of higher education,” and mestkom for mestnyi komitet, “local trade union committee”), and adverbs such as smolodu (”from one’s youth”) and podelom (”it serves [him] right”). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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