Nominalisierter

Nominalisierter is a term used in linguistics to describe something that has undergone nominalization. In German, nominalization is the process of turning a verb, an adjective, or a phrase into a noun or a noun phrase. The word nominalisierter itself is the attributive form of the past participle of the verb nominalisieren, meaning that something has been nominalized.

In practical terms, a nominalisierter Ausdruck or nominalisierter Begriff refers to a noun phrase that originates from a non-nominal source, most commonly from a verb. German tends to employ nominalizations frequently, often using capitalized nouns such as das Lesen (the act of reading) or das Laufen (the act of running). The participle nominalisieren can also be used to describe the process, as in ein nominalisierter Ausdruck, or more simply as nominalisierte Form.

The concept is important for syntax and discourse analysis because nominalized forms can shift argument structure, affect case marking, and influence information focus. Nominalizations may condense events into entities, enabling different ways of referring to actions or states within clauses. While the past participle nominalisiert and the attributive form nominalisierter are related, the choice depends on function within the sentence and the nominal phrase being described.

See also: Nominalisierung, Deverbalisierung, Grammatische Kategorien.