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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/05%3A_Phrases-_Syntax/5.04%3A_Functional_categoriesA few other functional categories that you will encounter in this chapter are degree words like very and way, which always modify adjectives or adverbs; numbers, which occur between determiners and ad...A few other functional categories that you will encounter in this chapter are degree words like very and way, which always modify adjectives or adverbs; numbers, which occur between determiners and adjectives, and which as a syntactic category also include words like many and few; and conjunctions, which include only and, or, and but, and connect two phrases of the same category.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/04%3A_Words-_Morphology/4.06%3A_Lexical_categoriesThe page discusses morphology, which is divided into derivational (changing meaning or category) and inflectional (expressing grammatical information) types. It explores lexical categories such as nou...The page discusses morphology, which is divided into derivational (changing meaning or category) and inflectional (expressing grammatical information) types. It explores lexical categories such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, and their identification through syntactic and morphological tests. Nouns can follow determiners or be subjects, verbs can combine with auxiliary verbs, adjectives modify nouns, and adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/05%3A_Phrases-_Syntax/5.01%3A_Syntax_TerminologyThe page discusses syntactic terminology, highlighting the parallels between syntax and morphology, particularly lexical and functional categories. It emphasizes the unique role of prepositions/adposi...The page discusses syntactic terminology, highlighting the parallels between syntax and morphology, particularly lexical and functional categories. It emphasizes the unique role of prepositions/adpositions as 'tweeners,' which function both lexically and functionally. Lexical categories, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions, can head their own phrases, while functional categories support lexical items.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/05%3A_Phrases-_Syntax/5.02%3A_Word_orderThis page discusses the importance of word order in sentences, focusing on English's fixed Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) structure compared to languages with more flexible orders. It outlines basic gramma...This page discusses the importance of word order in sentences, focusing on English's fixed Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) structure compared to languages with more flexible orders. It outlines basic grammatical terminology such as sentences, clauses, predicates, and arguments, and describes how predicates are classified by transitivity and arguments by their position and role.
