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a vowel can be looked at two ways: phonetically (vocalic) and phonologically (vocoid). Phonetically, a vowel is a sound that can be produced without a complete closure of the mouth (or cause friction). There are three different ways you can classify vowels phonetically. They are by nasality, position of the lips, and vowel height. Nasality refers to air also leaving the nose when the sound is produced. Position of the lips refers to if the lips are rounded, spread, or neutral when the vowel is produced. Vowel height refers to the position of the tongue when the vowel is produced. From a phonological point, a vowel is the center of a syllable. There are also glides, which involve the use of a vowel with other consonants that have vowel like qualities in order to make certain types of vowel like sounds.  
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A verb is a part of speech that typically functions as a [[Predicate (definition)|predicate]] in a [[Clause (definition)|clause]]. It often describes an [[Event (definition)|event]] or [[State (definition)|state]]. Verbs can show contrast in [[Tense (definition)|tense]], [[Aspect (definition)|aspect]], [[Voice (definition)|voice]], [[Mood (definition)|mood]], [[Person (definition)|person]], and [[Number (definition)|number]].
  
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==References==
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==See Also==
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*[[Part of Speech (definition)]]
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Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
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*[[Noun (definition)]]
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*[[Adjective (definition)]]
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*[[Predicate (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
*http://www.icalweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Verbs
 
*http://www.icalweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Verbs
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The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb
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==References==
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*Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell,
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*Carnie, A. (2013) Syntax: A Generative Introduction.'' 3rd Edition. Wiley Blackwell.
  
 
[[Category: Parts of Speech]]
 
[[Category: Parts of Speech]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
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[[Category: Morphology]]
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[[Category: Syntax]]

Latest revision as of 06:24, 17 June 2012

A verb is a part of speech that typically functions as a predicate in a clause. It often describes an event or state. Verbs can show contrast in tense, aspect, voice, mood, person, and number.

See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

References

  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell,
  • Carnie, A. (2013) Syntax: A Generative Introduction. 3rd Edition. Wiley Blackwell.
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