Reanalysis vs Reanalyze - What's the difference?
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A second or subsequent analysis.
(linguistics) Analyzing a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding. For example, hamburger'', which is originally ''Hamburg'' + ''-er'', was reanalyzed as ''ham'' + ''-burger'', which produced words like ''cheeseburger .
analyze again
(linguistics) Analyze a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding. For example, hamburger'', which is originally ''Hamburg'' + ''-er'', was reanalyzed as ''ham'' + ''-burger'', which produced words like ''cheeseburger .
