function word vs continuative

function word and continuative both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
function word	Yes	No	No	No
continuative	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, continuative is a hyponym of function word; that is, continuative is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than function word:

function word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
continuative: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences

Other hyponyms of function word include determinative, determiner, preposition, pronoun, conjunction, conjunctive, connective, particle.

function word (noun)	continuative (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

function word vs continuative

function word and continuative both are nouns.

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