Meanings
alternative word-shaping · alternative word shaping
- uncountableThe art or practice of shaping, forming, or creating words.
Marie von Sievers had her place in the art of word-shaping; to dramatic representation she had the most beautiful relationship.
2003, Rudolf Steiner, Story of My Life1 more example
Another fault exists in our Hebrew books of instruction: though they greedily compare roots or what are supposed to be roots, they exclude the general principles of wordshaping, which as long as man has a mouth will be found prevailing […]
1861, Thomas Oswald Cockayne, Spoon and sparrow - uncountableThe art of using words to form representations or images.
Such word-shaping is useful to all wayfinders but particularly so to wayfinders with one or another form of sight-impairment. Word-shaping is particularly important in the context of wayfinding because of most sign-panels […]
2000, Philip G. Barker, Masoud Yazdani, Iconic communication
Origin
From word + shaping. Compare Dutch woordschepping, German Wortschöpfung (“word creation”), Swedish ordskapande.
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