👉 Preenaction is a concept in linguistics that refers to a linguistic phenomenon where words are replaced with other words, either by changing their meaning or context. This can be seen as an adaptation of the natural language through which we communicate and express ourselves. For example, if you say "I'm going to the store," your sentence may still make sense, but it might not have any clear meaning unless you replace "store" with something else. The word replacement is a way for us to use