Nominaalisanan

Nominaalisanan is a term used in linguistic theory to denote a specific pattern of nominalization found in some language systems. It refers to the formation of nouns that explicitly encode the process, act, or result associated with a verb, through a regular nominalizing morpheme or affix. In this sense, nominaalisanan nouns function as deverbal nominals with a strong emphasis on the action or state described by the root.

The concept is mainly discussed in theoretical and typological work on word formation. Nominaalisanan nouns typically arise from verb stems and may interact with other morpho-syntactic categories such as definiteness, number, or aspect. The exact realization—whether via suffixes, prefixes, or internal vowel changes—varies across languages, but the common feature is a dedicated nominalization marker that signals a process-oriented reading.

Cross-linguistic relevance is limited to language families with productive nominal derivation or rich affixal systems. Some researchers use nominaalisanan as a descriptive label for a subgroup of deverbal nouns that emphasize aspectual or temporal nuance, rather than merely denoting a product or result. Because the term is relatively specialized, extensive documentation remains limited to theoretical discussions rather than broad descriptive grammars.

Etymology of the term is a neologism combining the idea of nominal formation with a stylistically suggestive suffix, intended to evoke both nounhood and a process-oriented meaning. The concept helps linguists categorize certain noun formations that do not fit neatly into more general nominalization patterns.

See also: nominalization, deverbal noun, derivation in linguistics.