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| − | + | *''To see how to form verbal nouns in Gaelic look at [[Formation of Verbal Nouns]]'' | |
| − | + | A verbal noun is a deverbal morpheme (a word that is not verb being derived from a verb) in which the resulting word is a noun (eg. The ''assassination'', She loves ''singing''). In Gaelic, verbal nouns are used in place of gerunds and participles (in auxiliary verb constructions) | |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. | |
| − | Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. | ||
[[Category:Technical Definitions]] | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
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- To see how to form verbal nouns in Gaelic look at Formation of Verbal Nouns
A verbal noun is a deverbal morpheme (a word that is not verb being derived from a verb) in which the resulting word is a noun (eg. The assassination, She loves singing). In Gaelic, verbal nouns are used in place of gerunds and participles (in auxiliary verb constructions)
See Also
External Links
References
Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
