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g) mail, telegraph, bicycle, boat, motor, canoe Most of the verbs in this type are transitive verbs, with the exception of a few words in the kinds “d)” and “g)”. 2) De-adjectival: a) calm, dirty, soundproof, lower b) dry, empty, narrow, yellow, grey, blue,
d)
பைடு நூலகம்
as subject of the given verb e.g. bore, cheat, coach e) as instrument of the given verb: e.g. cover, wrap, wrench f) as manner of the given verb: e.g. walk, throw, lie g) as place of the given verb: e.g. divide, rise, turn
C. conversion to adjective
De-nominal: A brick garage Worcester porcelain A very Oxbridge accent
D. Minor categories of conversion:
1) conversion to nouns a) conversion from closed-system words to nouns e.g. ifs and buts, a must, the how and the why b) conversion from affixes to nouns e.g. The age of isms, the pros and cons c) conversion from phrases to nouns e.g. Also-rans
2)
De-adjectival e.g. bitter, final, natural, perennial; daily, annual, bimonthly, biweekly, weekly, monthly
B. conversion to verb
1) Denominal: a) bottle, corner, position, floor; b) coat, commission, mask, plaster; c) core, skin, peel, gut; d) knife, brake, finger, e) father, nurse, pilot; f) cash, group;
Four Categories of Conversion according to Word Classes
1)
A. conversion to noun
Deverbal a) to denote the state of mind or sensation: e.g. desire, dismay, doubt, love, smell, taste b) to denote an event or activity: e.g. attempt, fall, hit, laugh, release, search c) as object of the given verb e.g. answer, bet, catch, find
Conversion
Full conversion: a main type of word-formation
assigning the base to a different word class with no change of form. e.g. to release a prisoner; an order for my release from prison. to release a film; the release of a film Partial conversion: a type of conversion where a word of one word class appears in a function which is characteristic of another word class. e.g. the wealthy, the ignorant, the kind, the wicked
2) conversion (from closed-class words and non-lexical items) to verbs e.g. Down tools, off, uh-uh 3) conversion (from phrases) to adjectives e.g. An up-in-the-air feeling an upper-class manner a face-to-face interview
Conversion related to certain changes of pronunciation, spelling and stress
1) voicing of final consonants 2) shift of stress