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closed-class word vs conjunctive

conjunctive vs closed-class word

closed-class word and conjunctive both are nouns.

closed-class word is not an adjective while conjunctive is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
closed-class word Yes No No No
conjunctive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, conjunctive is a hyponym of closed-class word; that is, conjunctive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than closed-class word:
  • closed-class word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
  • conjunctive: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
Other hyponyms of closed-class word include determinative, determiner, preposition, pronoun, conjunction, connective, continuative, particle.
closed-class word (noun) conjunctive (noun)
a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
closed-class word (adjective) conjunctive (adjective)
serving or tending to connect
involving the joint activity of two or more
Difference between closed-class word and conjunctive

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