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 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.
The 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.
