The derivational process, in which an item is converted to a new

The derivational process, in which an item is converted to a new word class without the addition of an affix, is called _____.
A、compounding
B、back-formation
C、functional shift
D、derivation
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：在派生过程中，一个项被转换成一个新的词类，而不需要添加词缀，这个过程称为功能移位。