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Word Classes

Word Classes. Nouns. Criteria. Cognitive-Semantic Prototypes Inflectional Morphology Derivational Morphology Syntactic Contexts. Cognitive-Semantic Prototypes for Nouns. Concrete, physical objects: r ock, tree, wolf, apple, etc. Environment: moon, sun, water, lake, etc.

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Word Classes

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  1. Word Classes Nouns

  2. Criteria • Cognitive-Semantic Prototypes • Inflectional Morphology • Derivational Morphology • Syntactic Contexts

  3. Cognitive-Semantic Prototypes for Nouns • Concrete, physical objects: rock, tree, wolf, apple, etc. • Environment: moon, sun, water, lake, etc. • Body Parts: head, hand, foot, etc. • Kinship: mother, father, daughter, son, etc. • Artifacts: hammer, pencil, house, etc. • Less prototypical include: • Groups: nation, tribe, family, • Locations: front, top, back, bottom • Abstractions: love, freedom, loyalty, time, future, etc. • Activities/Events: attraction, movement, etc. • Speech Events: speech, story, promise, gossip

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