Linguistic Library (Mike Green)


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A glossary of linguistic terms, designed for A Level (UK) English Language Students.



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W

Word Class

One of the eight parts of speech of traditional grammar in which words that have a similar grammatical function are grouped together: noun , pronoun , adjective , verb , adverb , preposition , conjunction and interjection .