Noun Incorporation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Linguistics.
  1. a process in word formation by which a compound is created by affixing or infixing a noun to a verb, as in baby-sit,house-hunt, and sleep-walk.
  2. this process resulting in a complex verb, as in the Mohawk and Inuit languages.
Noun Incorporation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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