Some syntactic category changes observed in current British English

Abstract Employing the ‘observation and collection’ method, this paper tracks some of the changes to the recent British English lexicon that have occurred through the use of syntactic category change. These involve primarily nominalization and verbification. Many of the examples discussed in the main body of the text and extended in the annex are of a contemporary nature.

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English Today
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2025-10-22
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266078425101041
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Lexicography and Language Studies
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Some syntactic category changes observed in current British English

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Some syntactic category changes observed in current British English

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Abstract Employing the ‘observation and collection’ method, this paper tracks some of the changes to the recent British English lexicon that have occurred through the use of syntactic category change. These involve primarily nominalization and verbification. Many of the examples discussed in the main body of the text and extended in the annex are of a contemporary nature.

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