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... function words.53 A lexical word is a " full " or " content " word -nouns and pronouns , adjectives , adverbs , verbs . Function words -prepositions , conjunctions , and so on - are often called " empty words . " 54 Now even this ...
... function words.53 A lexical word is a " full " or " content " word -nouns and pronouns , adjectives , adverbs , verbs . Function words -prepositions , conjunctions , and so on - are often called " empty words . " 54 Now even this ...
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... function words.56 Klein and Simmons place adverbs not ending in -ly in the function word group and disagree that the verb to be should be classified as a func- tion word when used as an auxiliary.57 Perhaps , as Ralph Long says , the ...
... function words.56 Klein and Simmons place adverbs not ending in -ly in the function word group and disagree that the verb to be should be classified as a func- tion word when used as an auxiliary.57 Perhaps , as Ralph Long says , the ...
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... function of diplomacy ... is to keep open all possible channels for additional adjustments of stated positions . This function has led to the development of a vocabulary of diplomacy designed specifically to min- imize disagreements and ...
... function of diplomacy ... is to keep open all possible channels for additional adjustments of stated positions . This function has led to the development of a vocabulary of diplomacy designed specifically to min- imize disagreements and ...
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