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🎯Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this module, you should be able to
distinguish between open- and closed-class words
identify subcategories in each of the eight parts of speech (POS)
identify POS of words in context
analyze the lexical features of a text and connect them with writers' rhetorical purposes or stylistic choices
understand the rhetorical functions/effects of different POS and be able to use this knowledge to improve your writing
🔑Key Concepts:
Open-class words (content/lexical words)
1) Nouns
common vs. proper nouns
concrete vs. abstract nouns
countable vs. uncountable nouns
collective nouns
2) Verbs
physical verbs
mental verbs
state-of-being verbs
3) Adjectives
descriptors
classifiers
4) Adverbs
of time, place, manner, stance
qualifiers
conjunctive
interrogative
relative
Closed-class words (function/grammatical words)
1) Pronouns
Personal
Demonstrative
Interrogative
Reflexive
Reciprocal
Relative
2) Prepositions
simple vs. complex
spatial, temporal, vs. logical
3) Determiners
articles
demonstratives
possessives
indefinites
numerals (cardinal/ordinal)
quantifiers
4) Conjunctions
coordinating conjunctions (coordinators)
subordinating conjunctions (subordinators)
correlative conjunctions
conjunctive adverbs
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