degrammaticalization

noun — 2 senses

degrammaticalization

noun

Etymology From de- + grammaticalization.

1

The process of degrammaticalizing, of making less grammatical, or of making ungrammatical.

2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The process of language change by which a morpheme (grammeme) is strengthened to become a content word, or otherwise have more lexical content.

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