FUNCTION WORD


Meaning of FUNCTION WORD in English

(also func·tor ) noun

( grammar ) a word that is important to the grammar of a sentence rather than its meaning, for example 'do' in 'we do not live here'

—compare content word

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.