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continuative vs function word

function word vs continuative

continuative and function word both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
continuative Yes No No No
function word Yes No No No
As nouns, function word is a hypernym of continuative; that is, function 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
  • function word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
Other hypernyms of continuative include closed-class word.
continuative (noun) function 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 function word

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