verb n
(in English) a word which (a) occurs as part of the predicateof a sentence
(b) carries markers of grammatical categories such as tense, aspect, person,
number^1 andmood, and (c) refers to an action or state.
For example:
He openedthe door.
Jane lovesTom.
see also auxiliary verb, finite verb, inchoative verb, modal, phrasal
verb, regular verb, stative verb, transitive verb, verb group, verb
phrase
verb group n
a verb, together with an associated modal verb or auxiliary verb(s).
For example:
He didn’t come.
She can’t have beenthere.
verbal n
(in generative grammar) a word classincluding verbs and adjectives.
The reason for considering verbs and adjectives as belonging to one class is
that they have many properties in common. For example, some verbs and
adjectives in English can occur in imperative sentences: Throwthe ball!
Be quiet! while other verbs and adjectives normally cannot: Resembleme!
Be tall!
verbal association n
see verbal learning
see also word association
verbal deficit hypothesis n
another term for deficit hypothesis
verbal learning n
an alternative term for language learning, associated with behaviour-
ism, and no longer current.
verbal repertoire n
the speech varieties (languages^2 , dialects, sociolects, styles, registers)
which an individual knows.
Sometimes a language may be part of someone’s verbal repertoire although
he or she has no chance to use it.
For example, a person who knows English and Welsh and moves from
Wales to New Zealand may not be able to continue using Welsh. It would
verbal repertoire