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Lemma  ancestor 
Categoria grammaticale 
Lingua  inglese 
Opera  Clark & Clark (2004) 
Sinonimi   
Rinvii  ancestry (inglese)  
Traduzioni   
Citazioni 

Ancestry [...] Some denominal verbs are pre-empted because the parent nouns are themselves formed from verbs that are synonymous with their grandchildren. Thus, while "butcher the meat" is acceptable, "baker the bread" is not. "To baker" appears to be pre-empted by its obvious ancestor, "bake", with which it would be synonymous. "To butcher" is acceptable because it has no such ancestor. [...] An obvious ancestor, therefore, will pre-empt its descendant denominal verb if its descendant would have the identical meaning.
- Clark & Clark (2004), a pag.167-168

 
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