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reanalysis

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English

Etymology

re- + analysis

Noun

reanalysis (plural reanalyses)

1. A second or subsequent analysis.

2. (linguistics) Analyzing a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by
misunderstanding. For example, hamburger, which is originally Hamburg + -er, was
reanalyzed as ham + -burger, which produced words like cheeseburger.

Related terms

reanalyze, reanalyse

Translations
±a second or subsequent analysis [hide ▲]

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Hungarian: újraelemzés Norwegian:

Bokmål: reanalyse m
Nynorsk: reanalyse m

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±(linguistics) analyzing a lexeme with a different structure from its original, [show ▼]
often by misunderstanding — See also translations at rebracketing

See also
(linguistics: different analysis of a word's structure): surface analysis, folk etymology
rebracketing

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