⊿ Point. {R} Glossary. ◢ Keyword: N. ◥ University. {q} PhD. {tr} Training. ⚫ UK. ↂ EndNote. ☝️ [BS] Heigham. Nominalization. Grammatical formation of nouns from other types of words Nominalization is also known as "nouning".[3] Nominalization is a natural part of language, but some instances are more noticeable than others. Writing advice sometimes focuses on avoiding overuse of nominalization. Texts that contain a high level of nominalized words can be dense,[4] but these nominalized forms can also be useful for fitting a larger volume of information into smaller sentences.[5] Often, using an active verb (rather than a nominalized verb) is the most direct option.[6] In various languages[edit] English nominalization[edit] Derivational morphology and nominalization[edit] Derivational morphology is a process by which a grammatical expression is turned into a noun phrase.
Zero-derivation nominalization[edit] Some verbs and adjectives in English can be used directly as nouns without the addition of a derivational suffix, depending on the syntax of a sentence. Stress- and pronunciation-dependent nominalization[edit] b.