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4. Conversion as a striking feature of English

Conversion, one of the principal ways offorming words in Modern English is high¬ly productive in replenishing the English word-stock with new words, ‘cause English is analytical language & there are lots of monosyllabic words. Conversion – affixless way of word-building, affixless derivation; process which consisits in forming a new word from existing one by changing its category of speech, whereas the morphemic/phonemic form remains the same.

This question is contraversion. ‘cause some linguists say that it’s not a way of word-formation, but change of word-function.

Semantic classification:

1.                    N-tool, V- its function: nail

2.                    N-animal, V-some characteristic of it: fox, dog, rat

3.                    N-part of body, V- the action performed

4.                    N-profession, V- activity: cook

5.                    N-place, V-process of its occupation: room

6.                    N-container, V-putting smth in it: bottle

7.                    N-meal, V-taking meal


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