Lecture the functional parts of speech (2 hours) Problems to be discussed

LECTURE 5. The functional parts of speech (2 hours)
Problems to be discussed:
General review to the secondary parts of speech:
a) preposition;
b) conjunctions;
c) articles;
d) particles
Key words and expressions to Lecture 6: semi-notional parts of speech, similar distinctions, notional and semi-notional parts of speech, vrbal substitute, weak lexical meanings, obligatory unilateral combinability, bilateral combinability, linking words, specifying words, local and temporal meanings, peculiar combinability, typical stem building, coordinating / subordinating, homogeneous elements.
The list of recommended literature.
1.Blokh M.Ya. A Course in Modern English Grammar. M., 2002.

2. 
   M.Y. Blokh. A Course in Theoretical English Grammar. M., 1983
   
3. 
   М. Блох. Теоретическая грамматика английского языка. М., 1994.
   
4. 
   М. Блох. Теоретические основы грамматики. М., 2002.
   
5. 
   Blokh M.Y. Theoretical Grammar of the English Language. - M., 2004
   
6. 
   M.T. Irisqulov. Theoretical Grammar of English. Tashkent, 2006.
   
7. 
   Iriskulov M.Kuldashev A. Theoretical Grammar of the English Languge T.,2008
   
8. 
   R. Huddleston, G. Pullum. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. N.Y., 2002.
   
9. 
   M. Lee, B. Daniels. Longman. Target English Grammar. Hong Kong, 2004
   

10. Худяков А.А. Теоретическая грамматика английского языка. - М.,2007.

A similar distinction can be drawn between notional and semi-notional parts of speech. Notional parts of speech usually have substitutes. For ex: nouns, numerals and adverbs can be replaced by pronouns called as: pro-nouns — Tom-he, pro-numerals - ten books-many books, pro-adverbs - here, there, now.

Verbs can be replaced by verbal substitute - do. The lexical meaning of semi-notional parts of speech are usually so weak and general that these words can hardly be replaced by substitutes with still more general meanings.
Prepositions, conjunctions, articles and particles may be regarded as semi-notional parts of speech. The following features unite them as the semi-notional parts of speech:
1. their very weak general and comparatively weak lexical meanings

2. 
   their isolability
   
3. 
   their obligatory unilateral (articles, particles) or bilateral (prepositions, conjunctions) combinability
   
4. 
   their functions of linking (prepositions, conjunctions) or specifying (articles, particles) words.