MODIFIERS 2

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MODIFIERS─NOUN ADJECTIVES

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The first noun (N) in the following pattern is used as an adjective.

                                                       N            N

                        You are all language students.

Semantics 2

Semantics: Meanings of Words and Sentences

• There are two components of meaning:
1. Meanings of the parts (lexical meaning)
2. Meanings of the combinations (phrase meaning)

MODIFIERS

MODIFIERS

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MODIFIERS─ADVERBS LIKE ONLY

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Adverbs like only come as close as possible to the adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs they modify

What is Linguistics ?

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS

1.Terms :

Linguistics (noun)       : The scientific study of language. (an academic discipline)

Linguistic (adjective)  : (1) The adjective from language, as in such phrases as  ‘linguistic  

                                            skill’