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| + | Declension refers to sets of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives that share the same set of endings and formal patterns of inflection. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Gender (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Case (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Noun Declension]] | ||
| + | *[[Genitive Case (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Common Case (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Dative Case (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Vocative Case (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Plural Formation]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflection | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflection | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declension | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declension | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||
| + | *Crystal, David (1999) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Language.'' London: Penguin. | ||
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[[Category:Technical Definitions]] | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category:Morphology]] | [[Category:Morphology]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Case]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:59, 5 June 2012
Declension refers to sets of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives that share the same set of endings and formal patterns of inflection.
See also
- Gender (definition)
- Case (definition)
- Noun Declension
- Genitive Case (definition)
- Common Case (definition)
- Dative Case (definition)
- Vocative Case (definition)
- Plural Formation
External Links
The following links on this page go to wikipedia.org. Although more complete, wikipedia.org articles should be used with care as anyone can edit them, and are subject to vandalism and inaccuracies.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_gender
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflection
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declension
References
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
