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'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. 
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsALexicalCategory.htm entry in SIL.org]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexical_category entry in Wikipedia]
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==References==
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Carnie, Andrew (2006) ''Syntax: A Generative Introduction'' Malden: Wiley-Blackwell.
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Whaley, Lindsay (1999) ''Introduction to Typology: The Unity and Diversity of Language''
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Crystal, David  (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
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Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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[[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]<br />
 
[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
 
 
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.
 

Revision as of 23:43, 13 November 2009

'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

References

Carnie, Andrew (2006) Syntax: A Generative Introduction Malden: Wiley-Blackwell. Whaley, Lindsay (1999) Introduction to Typology: The Unity and Diversity of Language Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin. Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.