Lexical Categories

Breakdown of the major and minor lexical categories of English, adapted from the presentation in Borjars & Burridge (2010), Introducing English Grammar (2nd edn).

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Lexical Categories by Mind Map: Lexical Categories

1. Major

1.1. Noun

1.1.1. Common

1.1.1.1. Count

1.1.1.2. Mass

1.1.2. Proper

1.1.3. Collective

1.1.4. Pronoun/Pro-NP

1.1.4.1. Personal

1.1.4.2. Indefinite

1.1.4.3. Reflexive

1.1.4.4. Reciprocal

1.1.4.5. Possessive

1.1.4.6. Demonstrative

1.1.4.7. Interrogative

1.1.4.8. Relative

1.2. Verb

1.2.1. Lexical

1.2.1.1. Intransitive

1.2.1.2. Mono-transitive

1.2.1.3. Di-transitive

1.2.1.4. Intensive

1.2.1.5. Complex transitive

1.2.2. Auxiliary

1.2.2.1. Modal

1.2.2.2. Primary

1.3. Adjective

1.4. Adverb

2. Minor

2.1. Preposition

2.1.1. Simple

2.1.2. Complex

2.2. Conjunction

2.2.1. Co-ordinator

2.2.2. Subordinator

2.3. Determiner

2.3.1. Article

2.3.1.1. Definite

2.3.1.2. Indefinite

2.3.2. Demonstrative

2.3.3. Wh-

2.3.4. Possessive

2.3.5. Quantificational