substantivering

English translation: nominalisation

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Norwegian term or phrase:substantivering
English translation:nominalisation
Entered by: Carole Hognestad

08:20 Jun 22, 2015
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Norwegian term or phrase: substantivering
Man inkluderer langt flere ved å benytte et direkte, personlig og aktivt språk uten substantiveringer (”vi tok under overveielse” kan erstattes av ”vi overveide”) og uten fagsjargong.

I know what it means, but how to word it...
Carole Hognestad
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nominalization
Explanation:
See the German web reference below
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4 +1nominalization
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
3circumlocution
Christine Andersen
3substantivation
Norskpro


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circumlocution


Explanation:
impersonal substantives
cold substantives

Circumlocution is possibly not strictly accurate, but it might convey the meaning.

The technical ´reification´ is not much help, I suspect!

An expression like ´long, wordy sentences´ shifts the register and might make the point that fancy Latin is partly what you are trying to avoid.
It might also get round the fact that the particular structures in Norwegian might not be the same as in English, but the general principle certainly is.

take into consideration -> consider

is an equivalent, but I guess they would not all match exactly.


Christine Andersen
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nominalization


Explanation:
See the German web reference below


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominalization
    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substantivierung
Hanne Rask Sonderborg
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substantivation


Explanation:
Substantivation is the process of turning a word into a noun.


    Reference: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/63498/what-is-nou...
Norskpro
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