LING 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Part Of Speech
28 Feb 2016
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What is being stated about the subject. When the action is being transferred from the subject to the object. Order of words is important to determine whether man, dog or head are in the nun or verb word class. A verb changes to a noun sometimes with the addition of a suffix: deliver delivery. English is unique in how frequently it allows words to change classes. Must be in front of a common noun to indicate it. Noun phrase: has a noun at its head, modifiers can be allowed. A group of words that form a unit within a larger structure: need to be used with a verb, snails are slow, the baby became ill. Attributive: modify nouns, her long speech", her short skirt". Some languages have postpositions, which instead follow a noun phrase. Co-ordinating conjunctions: co-ordinate/join constituents of equal status. These play no part in syntax: open and closed classes. Open or closed to the addition of new words.
