"joneslike" - 1 õppematerjal

Inglise keele struktuur

Proper nouns: Sid, John, Linda - don't share the formal characteristics of common nouns (no article contrast, number contrast, modification): *the Tallinn, a Tallinn - unique denotation, usually written with initial capitals - often combine with descriptive words - proper nouns (a single word) vs proper names (King's College, the Hague, NB! *King's famous College, *the beautiful Hague) - may undergo processes of lexical morphology: un-Joneslike, Jonesian - open class words Common nouns: - count (denote individual countable entities): dog, pen, chair - noncount (denote an undifferentiated mass or continuum): water, gold, sugar, furniture Concrete vs. Abstract: (semantic distinction) concrete: table, milk abstract: love, thought, idea remark--remarks, warmth--*warmths One class or more: Nouns in English can be assigned to a primary or default class.