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| General characteristics:
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| ostentive definition of the word's meaning is possible (i.e. definition by pointing at the object/ the activity)
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| the meaning is lexical, i.e. there is a referent in the world; we also call these words content words.
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| diachronically, the words emerge and disappear fast (If there are new inventions or items/ activities go out of use)
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| open word classes (i.e. words can be added to these classes)
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| the word classes are defined by operational tests (we use semantic, morphological and syntactic criteria since it is impossible to give a complete list)
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| These properties contrast with those of the minor parts of speech.
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| Major parts of speech in English:
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| 1. Nouns
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| 2. Verbs
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| 3. Adjectives
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| 4. Adverbs
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| 5. Prepositions
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