changes of word class or Part of Speech (PoS)
- nominalization - the formation of new nouns from verbs or adjectives
Suffix Base Verb/Adjective Derived Noun -ation computerize (v) computerization -ee appoint (v) appointee -er kill (v) killer -ness fuzzy (adj) fuzziness - adjective formation - the formation of new adjectives from nouns or verbs
Suffix Base Noun/Verb Derived Adjective -al computation (n) computational -able embrace (v) embraceable -less clue (n) clueless