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 Re: parts of speech
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Originally Posted by Lenka  There are already 9 classes, aren't there?
nouns, adjectives, pronouns, numerals, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections...
What about these words? Where do they belong?
- so, well... (e.g. Well, you should do it.), yes, no...
are they considered particles as well? | I've never heard "numerals" as a part of speech, but some individuals like to tinker with the system.
Usually, those hard to classify words (mostly discourse markers) are classified as adverbs. Some people object to that classification. |