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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/06%3A_Meaning-_Semantics_and_Pragmatics/6.12%3A_DeixisThe page discusses the concept of deixis, which refers to expressions whose meanings depend on the context, such as who is speaking or the situation. It explains that first- and second-person pronouns...The page discusses the concept of deixis, which refers to expressions whose meanings depend on the context, such as who is speaking or the situation. It explains that first- and second-person pronouns are inherently deictic because they reference the speaker or the addressee. Spatial deixis involves terms like "here" and "there," which shift meaning based on location, while temporal deixis involves expressions like "today" or verb tenses, which depend on the time of utterance.
- 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_2.0/05%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.
