Reciprocalization
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of reciprocalizing. uncountable, usually
"Depending on where reciprocalization applies (syntax vs. lexicon), the relevant reciprocal verbs are claimed to exhibit specific properties, in particular: (i) syntactic reciprocals are fully productive whereas lexical reciprocals have only limited productivity; […]"
Example
More examples"Depending on where reciprocalization applies (syntax vs. lexicon), the relevant reciprocal verbs are claimed to exhibit specific properties, in particular: (i) syntactic reciprocals are fully productive whereas lexical reciprocals have only limited productivity; […]"
Etymology
From reciprocal + -ization.
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