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Latest revision as of 09:30, 26 April 2017
General characteristics:
- ostentive definition of the word's meaning is possible (i.e. definition by pointing at the object/ the activity)
- the meaning is lexical, i.e. there is a referent in the world; we also call these words content words.
- diachronically, the words emerge and disappear fast (If there are new inventions or items/ activities go out of use)
- open word classes (i.e. words can be added to these classes)
- the word classes are defined by operational tests (we use semantic, morphological and syntactic criteria since it is impossible to give a complete list)
These properties contrast with those of the minor parts of speech.
Major parts of speech in English:
1. Nouns
2. Verbs
3. Adjectives
4. Adverbs
5. Prepositions