MORFOSINTASSI 23 02 2022 COMMONIZATION OR EPONYMS Another fairly large set of converted forms shows a difference in stress with stress on the first syllable prefix of the noun and the second syllable root of the verb A special kind of functional shift in which a proper noun is converted into a common word A proper noun naming a real or finctional person or place tribe or group may undergo commonization to a noun verb or adj Often with no phonological change From a proper noun to a common one N cashmere china sandwhich odyssey valentine V lynch pander canter welsh boycott hector ADJ maudlin zany frank batman COINAGE It is totally the invention of new words Most typical sources are invented trade names for commercial products Ex google ebay kleenex