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Parts of speech

Parts of speech. Content words Refers to objects ,actions or properties eg : president ,report etc. Open class words Not finite Classified into nouns ,verbs and properties Function Words Inform us how content words relate to each other eg : is, of, the etc Closed class words Finite set .

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Parts of speech

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  1. Parts of speech Content words • Refers to objects ,actions or properties eg: president ,report etc. • Open class words • Not finite • Classified into nouns ,verbs and properties Function Words • Inform us how content words relate to each other eg: is, of, the etc • Closed class words • Finite set

  2. Morphology • Meaning of a word is refined by placing other words around it eg : houses • English has very limited morphological varitions • Nouns singular v/s plural • Verbs tense and person Other languages Case Gender Word ordering in english is sub +verb +obj

  3. Lexical semantics • Polysemy words with different meaning eg.interest • Homonymy words that are completely unrelated, but spelled in the same way eg:can

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