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"Verbalization" is the process of forming a verb from a noun. For example, we can say, "Mary lunched at Cranberry Haven." The noun "lunch" has been verbalized.
It seems to me that there's a linguistic term other than verbalization that describes this process. Am I right? Thank you for your time.

Mike Bandy
  

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[nq:1]"Verbalization" is the process of forming a verb from a noun. For example, we can say, "Mary lunched at Cranberry ... that there's a linguistic term other than verbalization that describes this process.

  • [nq:1]"Verbalization" is the process of forming a verb from a noun.
  • For example, we can say, "Mary lunched at Cranberry ...
  • that there's a linguistic term other than verbalization that describes this process.
  • Am I right?
  • [/nq] Verbing?
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[nq:1]"Verbalization" is the process of forming a verb from a noun. For example, we can say, "Mary lunched at Cranberry ... that there's a linguistic term other than verbalization that describes this process. Am I right? Thank you for your time.[/nq]
Verbing? Or is that too short a word?

Alec McKenzie
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[nq:1]"Verbalization" is the process of forming a verb from a noun. For example, we can say, "Mary lunched at Cranberry ... linguistic term other than verbalization that describes this process. Am I right? Thank you for your time. Mike Bandy[/nq]
The object is called a denominal verb.

Ron Hardin
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[nq:1]"Verbalization" is the process of forming a verb from a noun. For example, we can say, "Mary lunched at Cranberry ... that there's a linguistic term other than verbalization that describes this process. Am I right? Thank you for your time.[/nq]
Derivation.

Peter T. Daniels (Email Removed)
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[nq:1]"Verbalization" is the process of forming a verb from a noun. For example, we can say, "Mary lunched at Cranberry Haven." The noun "lunch" has been verbalized.[/nq]
As far as I know, lunch has always been a verb. The noun was luncheon, until it changed to lunch.
Am I wrong?
m
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[nq:1]"Verbalization" is the process of forming a verb from a noun. For example, we can say, "Mary lunched at Cranberry ... that there's a linguistic term other than verbalization that describes this process. Am I right? Thank you for your time.[/nq]
The general class is "conversion" for changing the word class of a lexeme with affixation. While it is common to see "nouning verbs" and "verbing
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[nq:2]"Verbalization" is the process of forming a verb from a ... lunched at Cranberry Haven." The noun "lunch" has been verbalized.[/nq]
[nq:1]As far as I know, lunch has always been a verb. The noun was luncheon, until it changed to lunch. Am I wrong?[/nq]
That's something m-w.com is good at, giving first known years of words, and for each role (noun, verb, etc.)
Tip: no English word
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[nq:2]"Verbalization" is the process of forming a verb from a ... lunched at Cranberry Haven." The noun "lunch" has been verbalized.[/nq]
[nq:1]As far as I know, lunch has always been a verb. The noun was luncheon, until it changed to lunch. Am I wrong? m[/nq]
Yes, you're wrong. From the old OED:
luncheon (n) 1652
lunch (n) 1829
lunch (v) 1823
luncheon (v) 1883
So "lunc
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[nq:2]As far as I know, lunch has always been a verb. The noun was luncheon, until it changed to lunch. Am I wrong? m[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes, you're wrong. From the old OED: luncheon (n) 1652 lunch (n) 1829 lunch (v) 1823 luncheon (v) 1883 So ... At about the same time this form is verbalized. A parallel verbalization of "luncheon" does not appear until somewhat later.[/nq]
This appears to agree w
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[nq:2]Yes, you're wrong. From the old OED: luncheon (n) 1652 ... parallel verbalization of "luncheon" does not appear until somewhat later.[/nq]
[nq:1]This appears to agree with what I thought. Mike said that the noun 'lunch' predated the verb 'lunch'. I suggested ... and that luncheon had been the noun form previously. Interestingly, I have never seen 'luncheon' used as a verb. m.[/nq]
It
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[nq:1]"Verbalization" is the process of forming a verb from a noun. For example, we can say, "Mary lunched at Cranberry ... that there's a linguistic term other than verbalization that describes this process. Am I right? Thank you for your time.[/nq]
Well there ought to be, because "verbalization" does not mean that. It means expressing something in words.
The usual one is "verbing", as in

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