View source for Part of Speech (definition)

[[Category:Technical Definitions]]
[[Category:Syntax]]
[[Category:Morphology]]
[[Category: Parts of Speech]]
==Definition==
'Part of speech' (also syntactic category, lexical category, lexical class) is the category of a word indicating the function of it, usually syntactic. Common examples of 'parts of speech' include nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, and adverbs.  
==External Links==
[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsALexicalCategory.htm entry in SIL.org]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexical_category entry in Wikipedia]
==References==
"Syntax: A Generative Introduction" (2007 Second Edition) by Andrew Carnie<br />
"Introduction to Typology: The Unity and Diversity of Language" (1999) by Lindsay J. Whaley