word class
noun[C]
languagespecializeduk/ˈwɜːd ˌklɑːs/us/ˈwɜ˞ːd ˌklæs/one of thegrammaticalgroups, such asnoun,verb, andadjective, into which words aredivideddependingontheiruse:
Thechecklistcontained403itemsofvariouswordclasses,including136verbsand 201nouns.
Ofcourse, the same wordformmayoccurin more than one wordclass.
Synonym
part of speech
- Let'slookat one ofourfavouritewordclasses: thedeterminer!
- InFinnishthe differentmorphologicalmarkingofnounsandverbsmay alsohelpchildrentoseparatethe different wordclasses.
- Indonesian hasprettyfreewordorder,fluidwordclasses, nonumberortense.
- Now we haveconsideredmajororlexicalwordclasses, we can go on toconsiderminorwordclasses("functionwords"):prepositions,conjunctions,pronouns,determiners,auxiliaries,interjections.
Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
- apposition
- appositive
- appositively
- attributively
- concord
- countable
- demonstrative
- feminine
- intensifier
- nominative
- particle
- predicatively
- premodifier
- regularity
- singular
- stative
- syntactic
- syntax
- uncountable
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Linguistics: parts of speech