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continuative vs closed-class word

closed-class word vs continuative

continuative and closed-class word both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
continuative Yes No No No
closed-class word Yes No No No
As nouns, closed-class word is a hypernym of continuative; that is, closed-class word is a word with a broader meaning than continuative:
  • continuative: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
  • closed-class word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
Other hypernyms of continuative include function word.
continuative (noun) closed-class word (noun)
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
Difference between continuative and closed-class word

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