Anonymous  +  961882 Wed, 04 Nov 09 11:18 PM Can someone explain to me in layman's terms what "is verbing" means. This is a term used primarily by speech therapists. Anonymous

	Avangi  +  964675 Sat, 07 Nov 09 11:58 PM To non-grammarians, a verb is just a word.  "Verbiage" is choice of words or wordiness. "To verb" would be to form words. Just guessing, I'd think that to a speech therapist, it would mean forming and repeating complex sounds (not necessarily recognized words), as opposed to random mumbling. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,172 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Speaking, Speeches

	khoff  +  964738 Sun, 08 Nov 09 02:07 AM Wikipedia defines "verbing" as the creation of verbs from other parts of speech.  (An example would be the creation of the verb form "verbing" from the noun "verb.")  The context seems to be linguistics.  I don't know if it means something different to speech therapists or not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_%28linguistics%29 khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,264 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert) Context, Speaking, Speeches

	Avangi  +  964778 Sun, 08 Nov 09 03:07 AM Most of the references I find are in connection with a brain lesion malfunction which renders the subject unable to use language. It's called "aphasia." http://www.answers.com/topic/aphasia "Verbing" is a function which is lost.  Therapy can lead to a gradual recovery in some cases. I didn't have much luck getting a URL.  I got a contents page for a collection of studies. http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:Yrtat-qgBzkJ:aphasiology.pitt.edu/archive/00001326/02/09-contents.pdf+%22verbing%22+speech+therapy&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AFQjCNFf5t-Dho34eKZK_RJnbBeU0IHLrQ One listed article was "Applications of Verbing Strategies to Aphasia Treatment    -   F.L. Loverso, M. Selinger, T.E. Prescott Avangi Articles, References, Business, Career