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The Great McGonagall Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
The Existence of Speech (help please)
Is the noun 'speech', as in, "Alcohol affects people's speech." an abstract or concrete noun?
I'm inclined to say it is abstract, because speech has no physical existence. It is a collection of vocalised sounds which we cognitively interpret as speech; therefore,'speech' is an abstract noun.
Does anyone else agree, or am I way off the mark? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
I'm inclined to say it is abstract, because speech has no physical existence. It is a collection of vocalised sounds which we cognitively interpret as speech; therefore,'speech' is an abstract noun.
Does anyone else agree, or am I way off the mark? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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The Great McGonagall I'm inclined to say it is abstract, because speech has no physical existence. It's certainly not as concrete as an object, but that doesn't mean it has no physical existence. It's less abstract than 'charity', but it's still abstract, I'd say.
- The Great McGonagall I'm inclined to say it is abstract, because speech has no physical existence.
- It's certainly not as concrete as an object, but that doesn't mean it has no physical existence.
- It's less abstract than 'charity', but it's still abstract, I'd say.
- It exists in time rather than in space.
- CJ
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The Great McGonagallI'm inclined to say it is abstract, because speech has no physical existence.It's certainly not as concrete as an object, but that doesn't mean it has no physical existence.
It's less abstract than 'charity', but it's still abstract, I'd say. It exists in time rather than in space.
CJ
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