Independent work on lexicology Theme: Conversion

No less difficult is the question of the types of conversion, as well as the classification of its components. In lexicology, there are four main types of conversion according to the belonging of components to certain parts of speech and, accordingly, four conversion models:

• No less difficult is the question of the types of conversion, as well as the classification of its components. In lexicology, there are four main types of conversion according to the belonging of components to certain parts of speech and, accordingly, four conversion models:
• Verbalization (the formation of the verb). This type represents the semantic transformation of the “object” — the “action associated with this object”: flower (the type of a plant which is often brightly coloured with a pleasant smell) — to flower (to blossom, to develop completely); water (a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which falls from sky and is necessary for animal and plant life) — to water (to pour water on to plants or the soil that they are growing in); an elbow (the part in the middle of an arm where it bends) — to elbow (to push someone with your elbow);
• Substantivation (formation of nouns). The semantic transformation of an “action” is being implemented — the “object as a result of an action”; to look (to direct your eyes in order to see) — look (when you look at someone or something); to sleep (to be in the state of rest when your eyes are closed, your body is not active, and your mind is unconscious) — sleep (the resting state)