Deverbal noun
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Deverbal nounsarenounsthat are derived fromverbsor verb phrases.
Formation[edit]
Hausa[edit]
Verbal nouns and deverbal nouns are distinct syntacticword classes.Functionally, deverbal nouns operate as autonomous common nouns,[1]while verbal nouns retain verbal characteristics.[clarification needed]
French[edit]
There are two connotations of the deverbal nouns: the one formed without any suffix,[example needed]or any noun descending from a verb.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Jaggar, Philip J. (2001)."8 Verbal Nouns, Deverbal Nouns, and Infinitives".Hausa.John Benjamins Publishing.p. 285.ISBN978-90-272-3807-8.
- ^"Larousse".
Further reading[edit]
- A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Longman Publication. Page. 1288 (Chapter 17)
- Huddleston, Rodney(27 September 1984).Introduction to the Grammar of English.Cambridge University Press.ISBN978-1-139-16578-5.OCLC818234224.
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