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'''Lexical category''' is the topmost level of the part of speech. It indicates the general morphological, syntactic and semantic behaviour of | '''Lexical category''' is the topmost level of the part of speech. It indicates the general morphological, syntactic and semantic behaviour of a lexical item. | ||
== Natural Language == | == Natural Language == | ||
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{{#tree:id=lex|openlevels=0|root=Lexical Categories| | {{#tree:id=lex|openlevels=0|root=Lexical Categories| | ||
*'''adjectives''' (J) (adjectives and participles) | *'''adjectives''' (J): (adjectives and participles) | ||
*'''adpositions''' (P) (prepositions, postpositions, circumpositions) | *'''adpositions''' (P): (prepositions, postpositions, circumpositions) | ||
*'''adverbs''' (A) (specifier adverbs, adjunct adverbs, conjunts and disjuncts) | *'''adverbs''' (A): (specifier adverbs, adjunct adverbs, conjunts and disjuncts) | ||
*'''affixes''' (I) (prefixes, infixes, suffixes and circumfixes) | *'''affixes''' (I): (prefixes, infixes, suffixes and circumfixes) | ||
*'''conjunctions''' (C) (subordinating and coordinating conjunctions) | *'''conjunctions''' (C): (subordinating and coordinating conjunctions) | ||
*'''determiners''' (D) (articles, quantifiers, possessives and demonstratives) | *'''determiners''' (D): (articles, quantifiers, possessives and demonstratives) | ||
*'''nouns''' (N) (common nouns and proper nouns) | *'''nouns''' (N): (common nouns and proper nouns) | ||
*'''numerals''' (U) (cardinal, ordinal, multiplicative, partitive, distributive) | *'''numerals''' (U): (cardinal, ordinal, multiplicative, partitive, distributive) | ||
*'''pronouns''' (R) (demonstrative, personal, possessive, indefinite, interrogative, reflexive, reciprocal, relative, emphatic) | *'''pronouns''' (R): (demonstrative, personal, possessive, indefinite, interrogative, reflexive, reciprocal, relative, emphatic) | ||
*'''verbs''' (V) (full verb, auxiliary, modal, copula) | *'''verbs''' (V): (full verb, auxiliary, modal, copula) | ||
*'''others''' (O) (particles, classifiers, interjections) | *'''others''' (O): (particles, classifiers, interjections) | ||
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As UWs represent only open-class items, there are only four lexical categories in UNL: | As UWs represent only open-class items, there are only four lexical categories in UNL: | ||
{{#tree:id=tagset|openlevels=0|root=Lexical Category (LEX)| | {{#tree:id=tagset|openlevels=0|root=Lexical Category (LEX)| | ||
**Adjectival UWs (J) designate attributes. | **'''Adjectival UWs''' (J) designate attributes. | ||
**Adverbial UWs (A) designate circumstances. | **'''Adverbial UWs''' (A) designate circumstances. | ||
**Nominal UWs (N) designate things. | **'''Nominal UWs''' (N) designate things. | ||
**Verbal UWs (V) designate occurrence or performance of an action, or the existence of a state or condition. | **'''Verbal UWs''' (V) designate occurrence or performance of an action, or the existence of a state or condition. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 20 May 2010
Lexical category is the topmost level of the part of speech. It indicates the general morphological, syntactic and semantic behaviour of a lexical item.
Natural Language
The UNLarium framework acknowledges 11 different lexical categories in natural languages:
{{#tree:id=lex|openlevels=0|root=Lexical Categories|
- adjectives (J): (adjectives and participles)
- adpositions (P): (prepositions, postpositions, circumpositions)
- adverbs (A): (specifier adverbs, adjunct adverbs, conjunts and disjuncts)
- affixes (I): (prefixes, infixes, suffixes and circumfixes)
- conjunctions (C): (subordinating and coordinating conjunctions)
- determiners (D): (articles, quantifiers, possessives and demonstratives)
- nouns (N): (common nouns and proper nouns)
- numerals (U): (cardinal, ordinal, multiplicative, partitive, distributive)
- pronouns (R): (demonstrative, personal, possessive, indefinite, interrogative, reflexive, reciprocal, relative, emphatic)
- verbs (V): (full verb, auxiliary, modal, copula)
- others (O): (particles, classifiers, interjections)
}}
UNL
As UWs represent only open-class items, there are only four lexical categories in UNL: {{#tree:id=tagset|openlevels=0|root=Lexical Category (LEX)|
- Adjectival UWs (J) designate attributes.
- Adverbial UWs (A) designate circumstances.
- Nominal UWs (N) designate things.
- Verbal UWs (V) designate occurrence or performance of an action, or the existence of a state or condition.
}}
