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English Lexicology ;Readings Task V Check;Review of Lecture V;Lecture VIWord Building – Conversion;Lecture VI Word Building – Conversion;Conversion is the process of converting words from one part of speech to another without adding any derivative element. It is also called zero derivation. “In English every word can be verbed...” ;Noun-verb conversion Verb-noun conversion Adjective-verb conversion Adjective-noun conversion Other conversions ;Noun-Verb Conversion ;2. to give N; to provide N e.g. shelter n.→ v. to shelter They shelter the orphans. Others: to coat, to wax, to sugar, to label, to plaster, to grease ;3. to deprive sth of N; or to remove N from sth e.g. weed n.→ v. to weed Bill weeded the garden. Others: to core, to dust, to skin, to gut, to peel;4. to…with N The meaning of the verb is “to use N as an instrument for whatever activity particularly associated with it”. e.g. finger She fingered the soft silk. Others: to elbow, to knife, to head;5. to be/act as N with respect to… i. Verbs from human nouns: e.g. mother n.→ v. to mother She mothered the orphan. Others: to nurse, to boss, to pilot, to referee, to usher;ii. Verbs from animal nouns e.g. parrot n.→ v. to parrot Tom parroted what the boss had said. Others: to monkey, to dog, to wolf, to sardine ;iii. Verbs from inanimate nouns e.g. shadow n.→ v. to shadow The police shadowed the suspected spy. = The police followed the suspected spy closely like a shadow. Others: to balloon, to ghost, to snowball ;6. to make/change …into N e.g. cash n.→ v. to cash Please cash this check for me. Others: to cripple, to feature, to orphan, to fool, to group;7. to send/ go by N e.g. mail n.→ v. to mail Will you please mail the parcel? Others: to ship, to telegraph, to telephone, to motor, to boat, to ski, to bycycle;8. to spend the period of time denoted by N e.g. summer n.→ v. to summer We summered in Qingdao. Others: to holiday, to winter, to weekend , to vacation;Noun abuse advice house use belief grief shel