Part of Speech (definition)
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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
entry in SIL.org
entry in Wikipedia
References
"Syntax: A Generative Introduction" (2007 Second Edition) by Andrew Carnie
"Introduction to Typology: The Unity and Diversity of Language" (1999) by Lindsay J. Whaley
Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999.
Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
