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Contrastive Lexicology: Word Formation Across Languages
Contrastive Lexicology: Word Formation Across Languages | LEVITIN SCHOOL
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Contrastive Lexicology: Word Formation Across Languages

“To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world.” — Chinese proverb Choose your language Lexicology is not only the study of words but also the study of how different languages create, combine, and transform them. Contrastive lexicology gives us a chance to see languages side by side […]

Tymur Levitin | LEVITIN SCHOOL Tymur Levitin
• 18.08.2025 • 3 min read
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German word formation

German Ends with -ung, But What Does It Mean? | LEVITIN SCHOOL
04.08.2025

German Ends with -ung, But What Does It Mean?

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

🔗 Choose your language:Explore our German Teachers We see it everywhere in German. -ung. At the end of nouns like Rechnung, Bewegung, Übung, Entwicklung, Aussage, Erfahrung, Verbindung… and many more. But what exactly does -ung mean?And how does it compare to English? 🔸 -ung = a process, a result, or a concept In most cases, -ung nouns come from verbs.They express: In that way, they’re similar to English […]

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