Reanalysis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A second or subsequent analysis.
  2. 2
    Analyzing a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding.

    "The initial g- in several of the forms is due to reanalysis from syntactic constructions in which the initial k- preceded by a vowel regularly lenites."

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"The initial g- in several of the forms is due to reanalysis from syntactic constructions in which the initial k- preceded by a vowel regularly lenites."

Etymology

From re- + analysis.

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surface analysis

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