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Avellano Posted 19 years ago
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Is "Japanese" a backformation?
0 Is the noun "Japanese" in its singular form a back-formation of its plural form "Japanese"? 02 br
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0 Hi Avellano 02 br 02 br 00 As a rule, adjectives become plural nouns referring to people when 01 i 00 the 02 i 00 is placed before them: 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 The rich like money. 02 i 00 Expressions like 01 i 01 b 00 many 02 b 00 Vietnamese 02 i 00 or 01 i 01 b 00 five 02 b 00 Japanese 02 i 00 are a later development. 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 This is one of the innumerable peculiarities of English that have evolved because no authority has nipped them in the bud.
- 0 Hi Avellano 02 br 02 br 00 As a rule, adjectives become plural nouns referring to people when 01 i 00 the 02 i 00 is placed before them: 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 The rich like money.
- 02 i 00 Expressions like 01 i 01 b 00 many 02 b 00 Vietnamese 02 i 00 or 01 i 01 b 00 five 02 b 00 Japanese 02 i 00 are a later development.
- 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 This is one of the innumerable peculiarities of English that have evolved because no authority has nipped them in the bud.
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0 Hi Avellano 02 br
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00 As a rule, adjectives become plural nouns referring to people when 01 i 00 the 02 i 00 is placed before them: 02 br
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00 As a rule, adjectives become plural nouns referring to people when 01 i 00 the 02 i 00 is placed before them: 02 br
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0 Examples of back-formation here: 02 br
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0 Interesting, but I wonder... 02 br
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00 When a foreign word is introduced to a language and incorporated to its usage, or a word is created for an idea or object unneeded till then, it usually (not always) comes as a noun. 02 br
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00 When a foreign word is introduced to a language and incorporated to its usage, or a word is created for an idea or object unneeded till then, it usually (not always) comes as a noun. 02 br
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