reanalysis
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reanalysis (plural reanalyses)
- A second or subsequent analysis.
- (linguistics) Analyzing a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding.
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edita second or subsequent analysis
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linguistics: analyzing a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding — see also rebracketing
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See also
edit- (linguistics: different analysis of a word's structure): surface analysis, folk etymology
- rebracketing