Word class consisting of pronouns, nouns, adjectives and numerals
Also known as nameword
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In linguistics, a nominal is either a noun or an adjective. They are categorized together based on shared properties. The motivation for nominal grouping is that in many languages, nouns and adjectives share a number of morphological and syntactic properties. The systems used in such languages to show agreement can be classified broadly as gender systems, noun class systems or case marking, classifier systems, and mixed systems. Typically an affix related to the noun appears attached to the other parts of speech within a sentence to create agreement. Such morphological agreement usually occurs in parts within the noun phrase, such as determiners and adjectives. Languages with overt nominal agreement vary in how and to what extent agreement is required.