| 单词 | functional shift |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfunctional shift functional shift n. Grammar a process by which a word belonging to one part of speech is used as another part of speech, without the addition of an affix; = conversion n. 11e. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > [noun] > change of part of speech conversion1928 functional shift1930 1930 J. R. Aiken Eng. Present & Past ii. 31 Besides possessing a large vocabulary, English continuously multiplies its ideas through what is known as functional shift. 1968 R. A. Lanham Handlist Rhetorical Terms i. 9 Anthimeria, functional shift, using one part of speech for another: ‘His complexion is perfect gallows’. 2013 K. Johnson Shakespeare's Eng. (2014) ii. 34 A common form of functional shift is making verbs out of nouns (sometimes called ‘verbing’). < as lemmas |
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