Interjections: Confusion with other pos values

<BODY LANG="EN" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <P> <A NAME="eficp"> </A><H3><A NAME="SECTION000132200000000000000">Interjections: Confusion with other <B>pos</B> values</A></H3> <P> Confusion can occur between the <B>pos</B> values <EM>noun</EM> and <EM>interjection</EM>: <P> <EM>Test</EM>: <P> If <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=n</FONT></SMALL> loses its referential function, and if <EM>X</EM> has emotive or phatic function, then <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL>. <P> <CENTER> <TABLE COLS=4 BORDER FRAME=BOX RULES=GROUPS> <COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT> <TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2> <B>pos=n</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2><B>pos=interjection</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>noun</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>le <B>diable</B><A NAME="46902"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=n</FONT></SMALL></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>interjection</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>diable!</B><A NAME="46910"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL></TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>  </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>la <B>merde</B><A NAME="46928"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=n</FONT></SMALL></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>merde!</B><A NAME="46936"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL></TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>  </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>de la <B>purée</B><A NAME="46961"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=n</FONT></SMALL></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>purée!</B><A NAME="46971"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL></TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>  </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>une <B>flûte</B><A NAME="46991"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=n</FONT></SMALL></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>flûte!</B><A NAME="47001"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL></TD></TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Confusion can occur between the <B>pos</B> values <EM>adjective</EM> and <EM>interjection</EM>: <P> <EM>Test</EM>: <P> If <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a</FONT></SMALL> loses its referential function, and if <EM>X</EM> has emotive or phatic function, then <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL>. <P> <CENTER> <TABLE COLS=4 BORDER FRAME=BOX RULES=GROUPS> <COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT> <TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2> <B>pos=a</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2><B>pos=interjection</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>adjective</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>Ton repas est <B>bon</B><A NAME="47035"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a</FONT></SMALL></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>interjection</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>bon</B><A NAME="47043"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL>,<BR>c'est fini!</TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>adjective</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>chouette</B><A NAME="47059"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a</FONT></SMALL>,<BR>je vais partir!</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>interjection</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>mince</B><A NAME="47067"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL>,<BR>c'est fini!</TD></TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Confusion can occur between the inflected forms of verbs, or complete sentences, and <EM>interjection</EM>: <P> <EM>Test</EM>: <P> If <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=v</FONT></SMALL> loses its referential function, and if <EM>X</EM> has emotive or phatic function, then <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL>. <P> <CENTER> <TABLE COLS=4 BORDER FRAME=BOX RULES=GROUPS> <COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT> <TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2> <B>pos=v</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2><B>pos=interjection</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>inflected verb form</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>allons</B><A NAME="47107"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=v</FONT></SMALL> au bord de<BR>la mer</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>interjection</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>allons</B><A NAME="47115"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL>,<BR>on ne vas pas se fâcher!</TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>  </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>Tu <B>parles</B><A NAME="47132"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=v</FONT></SMALL> bien.</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Tu<BR>parles</B><A NAME="47140"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL>,<BR>cela ne me plaît pas<BR>du tout!</TD></TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Confusion can occur between <EM>phrasal adverbs</EM>, and <EM>interjections</EM>: If <EM>X</EM> can only occur in contexts where it has emotive or phatic value, then <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL>. <P> <CENTER> <TABLE COLS=4 BORDER FRAME=BOX RULES=GROUPS> <COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT> <TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2> <B>pos=adverb</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2><B>pos=interjection</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>phrasal adverb</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>franchement</B><A NAME="47166"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=adverb</FONT></SMALL><BR> je ne suis pas d'accord</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>interjection</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>eh bien</B><A NAME="47174"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=interjection</FONT></SMALL>,<BR>ce n'est pas possible!</TD></TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <HR> <P><ADDRESS> </ADDRESS> </BODY>