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A nonsense word, unlike a sememe, may have no definition. Nonsense words can be classified depending on their orthographic and phonetic similarity with (meaningful) words. If it can be pronounced according to a language's phonotactics, it is a pseudoword. Nonsense words are used in literature for poetic or humorous effect. Proper names of real or fictional entities are sometimes nonsense words. A stunt word is a nonsense word used for a special effect, or to attract attention, as part of a performance. Such words are a feature of the work of Dr. Seuss ("Sometimes I am quite certain there's a Jertain in the curtain").〔''Encyclopedic Graded Grammar'', Vol 2, ISBN 1-4357-4069-6, (p. 925 )〕 The ability to infer the (hypothetical) meaning of a nonsense word from context is used to test for brain damage. ==See also== *Jabberwocky *Meaning (linguistics) *Nonce word *Nonsense syllable *Nonsense verse *Neologism *Vocable *Word salad 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「nonsense word」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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