This book examines the classification of units in linguistic description, including word classes, as well as classes of larger units like noun phrases, and adjective and adverbial phrases. The author's emphasis is on criticism of current ideas on taxonomy, and the presentation of better alternatives, using a descriptive approach which takes as its foundation the observation, description, systematization and preliminary analysis of data from languages including Brazilian Portuguese and English. It will be of use as a guide for linguists working on the description of particular natural languages, as well as a resource for students on courses in linguistic theory and description. weiterlesen