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Now that we have investigated word classes in English, it is quite a simple matter to explain PHRASE CLASSES. This will mean taking a further look at the closed classes of words (such as determiners) which play an important role in phrases, and elaborating on the classes of phrase already introduced in 2.5.3.
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© 1982 Geoffrey Leech, Margaret Deuchar, Robert Hoogenraad
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Leech, G., Deuchar, M., Hoogenraad, R. (1982). Phrases. In: English Grammar for Today. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16878-1_4
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