word class
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3.9
- noun
- /wɜrd klæs/
- The word class of prepositions continues to be an understudied class in graphic symbol research in AAC and requires future research attention.
- word class of prepositions
- word class of nouns
- word class of verbs
Examples
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When the sample was divided according to word class, there was reliable agreement for the nouns, adverbs, and verbs, in that order.
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Since it was not clear whether all analysts had followed the same rule for this word class, adverbial particles were left aside in the statistical analysis.
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Figure 9. Mean percent name agreement correct as a function of symbol format and word class.
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Figure 5. Mean percent transparency correct as a function of symbol format and word class.
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The order of the reliability scores for the different word classes was different from the first round, possibly because of their different distribution.
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The difference between word classes in metaphor identification is one of the most important issues on the agenda for future linguistic research.
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Lexical riddles involve the understanding of double or multiple meanings of words that share the same character and word class.
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By 9 years of age, many children respond with a word from the same word class or paradigm (e.g., cold-hot, dog-cat).
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Mirenda and Locke (1989) did assess the transparency of several graphic sets—but only for the word class of nouns, and by using a different task.
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In grammar, a word class is a category that defines the function of a word in a sentence.
Synonyms
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3.5
A class of words like noun, verb, or adjective
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7.4
A group of words that work the same in a sentence, like noun or verb
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5.7
A group of words that share grammar features like tense or number
A group of words that do the same job in grammar, like a noun or verb
A main group of words like nouns, verbs, and adjectives that show a word's role in a sentence
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a category of words' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'word' (a unit of language) with 'class' (a category or group). This noun+noun composition expressing a category of items is common in English and in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Word class is like a school idea: imagine words as students put into different classes by the 'job' they do in a sentence. So word class means a 'group' of words that share the same job in grammar.