nominalize — ozdic

Collocations

3

ADJ.

propositional

VERB + NOMINALIZE

happens

NOMINALIZE + NOUN

adjective, allomorph

Definitions

verb

1

To use as or change into a noun, often by affixing a morpheme.

To nominalize an adjective that refers to a known noun, the articles el, la, los, and las are used (Unit 11 §59); to nominalize an adjective that does not refer to a known noun, the neuter article lo is used.

But, Dretske asks, what happens when we nominalize a propositional allomorph?

2

To make nominalistic.

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To nominalize an adjective that refers to a known noun, the articles el, la, los, and las are used (Unit 11 §59); to nominalize an adjective that does not refer to a known noun, the neuter article lo

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But, Dretske asks, what happens when we nominalize a propositional allomorph?

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