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Distribution of Word Classes
The Morphological and Syntactical distribution of Word Classes
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Language - English
Undergraduate 2
04/03/2011

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Term
Nouns
Morphology
Definition
1. Derivational Suffixes: -ness, -tion,
2. Can be pluralised with inflectional suffix -s
Term
Nouns
Syntax
Definition
1. Follows a determiner
2. Modified by an adjective
3. Subject or object of a sentence
4. Can be substituted with another noun
5. Can be negated with ‘no’
Term
Adjectives
Morphology
Definition
1. Derivational affixes: -ing, -able, -ive
2. Inflectional suffixes: -er, -est
3. Negated with prefix –un (unable)
Term
Adjectives
Syntax
Definition
1. Precedes/modifies nouns
2. Modified by adverbs
3. Follows the verb ‘to be’
Term
Verbs
Morphology
Definition
1. Derivational Suffixes: -ate, -ise
2. Inflectional suffix: -s for 3rd person singular and -ed, -ing for other tenses
Term
Verbs
Syntax
Definition
1. Modified by adverbs
2. Follows the subject of the sentence
3. Negated by ‘not’
4. Follow auxillary verbs
Term
Adverbs
Morphology
Definition
1. Derivational suffix -ly
Term
Adverbs
Syntax
Definition
1. Modifies verbs and adjectives
2. Modified by very
3. Appears at the beginning or end of a clause
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