Content Words and Functional Words实义词和功能词

1、Content WordsFunctional Words& Content words are known as notional （实意的）words. They are nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and numerals. These words denote（代表）notions of objectives, phenomena, action, quality, state, degree, quantity, etc.Content Words nouns (objectives) Verbs (action) adjective

2、s & adverbs (phenomena, quality, state, degree, etc.) Functional wordsdefinitionFunctional words do not have notions of their own. Therefore, they are also called empty words.the functiontheir chief function is to express the relation between notions, the relation between words as well as betwee

3、n sentences, they are known as form words. according to the definition and the function, we can conclude that prepositions, conjunctions, auxiliaries and articles belong to this category.examplesprepositions simple preposiitions: about after at during. phrase prepositions: according to apart from as

4、 for because of. compound prepositions: inside into onto without throughout. participle prepositions: concerning including regarding respecting.eg: He refused to answer questions concerning his private life. conjunctions: and but or when that. auxiliaries: be (am is are.) do(did done does.) articles the definite article: the the indefinite article: a an ComparisonContent words Functional words 1. main body of the 1. small number of the English vocabulary. vocabulary. 2. The number is ever 2