Semantic subclassification

• Can be subclassified in terms of their meanings:

  • Concrete vs. abstract
  • Animate vs. inanimate
  • Humans vs. non-human
  • Common vs. proper
  • Countable vs. non-countable
  • Collective vs. non-collective
• Also have grammatical cattegories:

  • Number
  • Case
  • Gender