内ない容よう語ご

noun

content word

Linguistics term for a word that carries semantic content (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.), as opposed to function words (機能語).

See also: 機能語

• 内ない容よう語ごと機き能のう語ごの区く別べつは言げん語ご学がくの基き本ほんです。

  The distinction between content words and function words is fundamental in linguistics.