单词 | form-word |
释义 | > as lemmasform-word form-word n. Grammar a word serving the function of an inflection; also gen., a word expressing a formal or grammatical feature; a function word; = functor n. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > [noun] > function word particle1533 parcel1571 syncategorem1655 agency1778 empty word1854 symbolic1871 form-word1875 structural word1884 particule1889 pheme1906 structure word1925 function word1927 operator1938 logical word1940 keneme1950 rheme1953 functor1958 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > inflection > [noun] > word serving function of inflection form-word1875 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. ii. 21 The auxiliary apparatus of inflections and form-words. 1889 Cent. Dict. Formword,..a word showing relation only or chiefly; an independent word performing an office such as in other languages..is performed by the formative parts of words. 1892 H. Sweet New Eng. Gram. I. 22 We call such words as the and is form-words, because they are words in form only. When a form-word is entirely devoid of meaning, we may call it an empty word, as opposed to full words such as earth and round. 1937–8 Proc. Aristotelian Soc. 38 196 Such form-words as all, some, this, not, and and implies. 1964 Eng. Stud. 45 241 Such formwords as thou, yon(der, and there. 1967 R. A. Waldron Sense & Sense Devel. ii. 45 Even individual words like and, but, or,..(which are variously known as function words, form words, operators, functors, or kenemes)..are defined grammatically rather than, or as well as, lexically. < as lemmas |
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