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The classification of words in terms of parts of speech is
frequently problematic. This book examines the classification of
conjunctions and similar words of other classes. It reviews work
done from the 19th century to the present on a wide range of
languages, including English, German, French, Latin, Ancient Greek,
Welsh, Persian, Chinese, Japanese, Ute, and Abun. Most chapters
treat conjunctions as opposed to one of the other traditionally
recognized parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs,
adpositions, and interjections. The book's major focus is on the
terminology used to describe words on or near the borders between
conjunctions and other parts of speech, such as "deverbal
conjunctions", "conjunctional adverbs", "prepositional
conjunctions", and "so-called conjunctions".
The boundaries between word classes are often fuzzy. This book
looks at the classification of interjections and similar words of
other classes. It reviews work done over the past 250 years on
several languages, including English, German, French, Italian,
Spanish, Latin, Ancient Greek, Albanian, and Welsh. Most chapters
discuss interjections in relation to one of the other traditionally
recognized parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs,
adpositions, and conjunctions. A major focus is on the use of
relevant terminology e.g. primary and secondary interjections,
proper and improper interjections, and interjectives.
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