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closed-class word vs connective

connective vs closed-class word

closed-class word and connective both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
closed-class word Yes No No No
connective Yes Yes No No
As nouns, connective is a hyponym of closed-class word; that is, connective 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
  • connective: 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, conjunctive, continuative, particle.
closed-class word (noun) connective (noun)
a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning an instrumentality that connects
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
closed-class word (adjective) connective (adjective)
connecting or tending to connect
Difference between closed-class word and connective

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