Verbal
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- Non-finite verbNon-finite verbIn linguistics, a non-finite verb is a verb form that is not limited by a subject and, more generally, is not fully inflected by categories that are marked inflectionally in language, such as tense, aspect, mood, number, gender, and person...
, a verb form that functions both as a verb and as another lexical category. - A word or group of words that functions as a verbVerbA verb, from the Latin verbum meaning word, is a word that in syntax conveys an action , or a state of being . In the usual description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive...
by serving as the headHead (linguistics)In linguistics, the head is the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member, or analogously the stem that determines the semantic category of a compound of which it is a component. The other elements modify the head....
of a verb phraseVerb phraseIn linguistics, a verb phrase or VP is a syntactic unit composed of at least one verb and the dependents of that verb. One can distinguish between two types of VPs, finite VPs and non-finite VPs . While phrase structure grammars acknowledge both, dependency grammars reject the existence of a...
. (In some languages, adjectives are verbals.) - Pertaining to languageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
or the use of words in general (be it spoken or written) as opposed to non-verbal expression, or to spoken wordsSpeechSpeech is the human faculty of speaking.It may also refer to:* Public speaking, the process of speaking to a group of people* Manner of articulation, how the body parts involved in making speech are manipulated...
in particular (although, this is usually a common misuse where "oral" is the correct term, e.g. "oral" v. "written" contract -- rather than "verbal" v. "written"). Examples:- Verbal abuseVerbal abuseVerbal abuse is best described as a negative defining statement told to you or about you; or by withholding any response thus defining the target as non-existant...
- Verbal arithmeticVerbal arithmeticVerbal arithmetic, also known as alphametics, cryptarithmetic, crypt-arithmetic, cryptarithm or word addition, is a type of mathematical game consisting of a mathematical equation among unknown numbers, whose digits are represented by letters. The goal is to identify the value of each letter...
- Verbal enterprise, the ongoing open discussion on the positives and negatives of a business project completed.
- Verbal abuse
People
- Roger "Verbal" Kint, a major character in the 1995 film The Usual SuspectsThe Usual SuspectsThe Usual Suspects is a 1995 American neo-noir film written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. It stars Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Spacey and Pete Postlethwaite....
. - Verbal (rapper)Verbal (rapper)Verbal is a Japanese third generation Zainichi Korean hip-hop MC, who debuted in 1998 as a member of the J-Pop hip-hop duo m-flo....
, a Japanese rapper and music producer, and member of M-Flo, Mic Banditz and Teriyaki Boyz
Other uses
- Verbal Arts CentreVerbal Arts CentreThe Verbal Arts Centre is based in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and is a centre for the development of the verbal arts and literacy . It was established in 1992 as an educational charity...
, Northern Ireland; the publisher of Verbal magazine - Verbal Behavior, a book by B. F. Skinner
- Verbal Remixes & CollaborationsVerbal Remixes & CollaborationsVerbal Remixes & Collaborations was an EP released by Amon Tobin in 2003. It was comprised by featuring tracks from two previously released 12" EPs: Verbal and Collaborations.-Track listing:#"Untitled" - Kid Koala & Amon Tobin – 5:40...
, an EP album by Amon Tobin