What is a nominalization?

Definition
	A nominalization is a noun phrase that has a systematic correspondence with a clausal predication which includes a head noun morphologically related to a corresponding verb.

Example (English)

The noun phrase refusal to help corresponds to he refuses to help. The head noun refusal is morphologically related to the verb refuse.

Source:

Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985 1288

Sources
	Noonan 1985 60
	Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985 1288

Concept module: nominalization
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