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what do closed word classes belong to?
small classes
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what are the closed word classes?
pronouns, conjuctions, prepositions, determiners
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do you add words to closed word classes?
no
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what are open word classes?
things you always add to by making new words
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are closed word classes semantic items or grammatical items?
grammatical items
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are open words grammatical items or semantic items?
semantic items
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what are the open word classes?
noun, verbs, adverbs, adjectives
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whats a semantic item?
carry lots of meaning
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are open word classes large or small?
very large
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what are the eight word classes?
nouns, pronouns, verbs, determiners, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjuctions
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what’s lexis?
the vocabulary or word stock of any given language. word classes
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what are the closed word classes?

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do you add words to closed word classes?

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