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Inflection vs Nominalization - What's the difference?

inflection | nominalization |

As nouns the difference between inflection and nominalization

is that inflection is (grammar) a change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function while nominalization is (linguistics) the use of a verb or an adjective as a noun, with or without morphological transformation, so that the word can now act as the head of a noun phrase.

inflection

English

(wikipedia inflection)

Alternative forms

* inflexion

Noun

  • (grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
    • an inflection for gender, number, or tense
  • A change in pitch or tone of voice.
  • (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
  • A turning away from a straight course.
  • (optometry) diffraction

    • Synonyms

    * flection * flexion

    Hyponyms

    * (grammar) conjugation * (grammar) declension

    Related terms

    * inflect * inflected

    nominalization

    English

    (wikipedia nominalization)

    Alternative forms

    * nominalisation (Non-Oxford British spelling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) The use of a verb or an adjective as a noun, with or without morphological transformation, so that the word can now act as the head of a noun phrase.

    • Synonyms

    * substantivization

    Derived terms

    * agentive nominalization / agentive nominalisation