mot fonctionnel

Definitions of mot fonctionnel
  1. noun
    a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
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    déterminant
    one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
    préposition
    a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
    pronom
    a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
    conjonction
    an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
    article
    (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
    pronom personnel
    a pronoun expressing a distinction of person
    type of:
    mot
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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