part of speech
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3.5
- noun
- /pɑrt əv spiːch/
- Specialized
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parte del discurso
- Interestingly, findings indicated that the acquisition of the type of word knowledge was dependent on the part of speech.
- words indicating a part of speech
- parts of speech, such as verbs
- sentences, naming parts of speech
Examples
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The lessons cover language arts objectives from capitalization, punctuation, and parts of speech to subject-verb agreement, compound sentences, and paragraph construction.
Academic text (2007) -
As you say, the verb is the most difficult part of speech to project.
Blog text (31) -
May I have the part of speech for that word?
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English used to always mark case: words were pronounced differently depending on their part of speech.
Academic text (2010) -
Each word is divided into syllables, with its part of speech identified and a short definition provided.
Academic text (1998) -
Then, the teacher reviewed the spelling words for that week and discussed the parts of speech that the spelling words represented.
Academic text (2004) -
Choosing GIF just because it is now recognized as a new part of speech seems to miss that mark.
Blog text (28) -
Three semesters of high school English emphasized diagramming of sentences, naming parts of speech, and indicating how words are used in sentences.
Academic text (1997) -
Words may be sorted in a variety of useful ways such as by onset and rime, pronunciation, affixes, parts of speech, spelling patterns, word origins, or concepts.
Academic text (2015) -
In grammar class, we learned about the different parts of speech and how they function in a sentence.
Synonyms
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5.1
A type of word in grammar like a noun, verb, or adjective
A group of words with the same role in a sentence, like noun or verb
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
A group of words that share grammar features like tense or number
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally derived from 'part' (a component) + 'of' (a relationship) + 'speech' (the act or system of speaking), yielding 'a component/category of speech' which corresponds to 'word class.' This is a common cross-linguistic formulation (e.g., Spanish 'parte del habla', French 'partie du discours'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Part of speech comes from the simple idea of a part of speech — a piece of spoken language. Teachers long ago split speech into parts to show what each word does, so the term now means a 'class' of words like noun or verb.