reanalysis

English

noun
Definitions
  • A second or subsequent analysis.
  • (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.

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Prefix from English analysis.

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English

analysis

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