rebracketing

English

Etymology

re- +‎ bracketing

Noun

rebracketing (countable and uncountable, plural rebracketings)

(linguistics) The process by which a word originally derived from one source is broken down or bracketed into a different set of factors.
The understanding of "hamburger" as "ham + burger" (rather than "Hamburg" + "-er") is an example of rebracketing.

Synonyms: metanalysis, resegmentation

Translations

Translations

French: métanalyse (fr) f, mécoupure (fr) f

Japanese: 異分析 (ibunseki)

See also

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