Topic 2 'Tool' Summary
In this topic we have learned how to work out which of the four major
word classes a word belongs to and how greater proportions of one word
class or another can lead to different sorts of styles.
We have also noticed some of the ways in which words can shift from one
word class to another, how new words can be invented, using word class
shifts and other mechanisms and how word class changes and other neologisms
can be used to create special meanings and effects in texts.
We have also learned how the four major word classes provide the basis
for four of the five major kinds of phrase in English. How words and phrases
fit into the hierarchy of grammar and how noun phrases can be used inventively
to create special poetic effects.
Have you been keeping up with your reading for Topic 2?
The reading will reinforce what you have learnt and help you to see some
new things too!
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