👉 Prolification is a term in linguistics that refers to the phenomenon of words being combined or rearranged into new, often grammatically incorrect constructions. It can occur in various ways, such as by adding additional meanings, changing tense and aspect, or altering word order. In English, for example, "policeman" can be formed by combining "police" and "man," which creates the compound noun "police man." The same process occurs in other languages, such as French