Functional Categories (definition)

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Functional Categories are parts of speech that provide inflectional or grammatical information for phrases and clauses. Examples include determiners (articles), Auxiliary verbs, prepositions, [[Complementizer (definition)|complementizers), Negative markers and aspect markers

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  • Carnie, Andrew (2007) Syntax: A generative Introduction. 2nd Ed. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.