| Lemma | back-formation |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Hockett (1958) |
| Titolo | A Course in Modern Linguistics |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | recutting (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | […] analogy sometimes leads to the peeling out of a form shorter than that which previously was current: ‘boys’ is to boy as ‘cheese’ is to ‘chee’. This particular version of analogy is called ‘back-formation’. |