INTERJACTION
WEDNESDAY, 29 JUNE 2011
In grammar, an
interjection or
exclamation is a lexical
category used to express
an isolated emotion or
sentiment on the part of
the speaker (although
most interjections have
cleardefinitions). Filled
pauses such as uh, er,
um are also considered
interjections. Interjections
are typically placed at the
beginning of a sentence.
An interjection is
sometimes expressed as a
singleword or non-
sentence phrase, followed
by a punctuation mark.
The isolated usage of an
interjection does not
represent acomplete
sentence in conventional
English writing. Thus, in
formal writing, the
interjection will be
incorporated into a larger
sentence clause.
Examples in English
Convention like Hi, Bye
and Goodbye are
interjections, as are
exclamations like Cheers!
and Hooray!. In fact, like a
noun or a pronoun, they
are very often
characterized by
exclamation marks
depending on the stress
of the attitude or the force
of the emotion they are
expressing. Well (a short
form of "that is well") can
also be used as an
interjection: "Well! That's
great!" or "Well, don't
worry." Muchprofanity
takes the form of
interjections. Some
linguists consider the pro-
sentences yes, no, amen
and okay as interjections,
since they have no
syntactical connection
with other words and
rather work as sentences
themselves. Expressions
"Excuse me!", "Sorry!",
and similar ones often
serve as interjections.
Interjections can be
phrases or even
sentences, as well as
words, such as "Oh!" or
"Wow!".
Phonology
Several English
interjections contain
sounds that do not, or
very rarely, exist in
regular English
phonological inventory.
For example:
Ahem [əʔəm],
[ʔəʔəm], [əɦəm], or
[ʔəhəm], ("attention!")
may contain aglottal
stop [ʔ] or a [ɦ] in any
dialect of English; the
glottal stop is
common inAmerican
English, some British
dialects, and in other
languages, such as
German.
Shh [ʃːː] ("quiet!") is
an entirely
consonantal syllable.
Ps [psː] ("here!"), also
spelled psst, is another
entirely consonantal
syllable-word, and its
consonant cluster
does not occur initially
in regular English
words.
Tut-tut [ǀ ǀ]
("shame..."), also
spelled tsk-tsk, is
made up entirely of
clicks, which are an
active part of regular
speech in several
African languages.
This particular click is
dental. (This also has
the spelling
pronunciation [tʌt tʌt]
.)
Ugh [ʌx]
("disgusting!") ends
with avelar fricative
consonant, which
otherwise does not
exist in English,
though is common in
languages like
Spanish, German, and
Gaelic .
Whew or phew [ɸɪu]
("what a relief!"), also
spelled shew, may
start with abilabial
fricative, a sound
pronounced with a
strong puff of air
through thelips. This
sound is a common
phoneme in such
languages asSuki (a
language of New
Guinea) and Ewe and
Logba (both spoken in
Ghana).
Gah ("Gah, there's
nothing to do!") ends
with [h], which does
not occur with regular
English words.
Yeah [jæ] ("yes") ends,
in some dialects, with
the short vowel [æ],
which is not found at
the end of any regular
English words
interjection or
exclamation is a lexical
category used to express
an isolated emotion or
sentiment on the part of
the speaker (although
most interjections have
cleardefinitions). Filled
pauses such as uh, er,
um are also considered
interjections. Interjections
are typically placed at the
beginning of a sentence.
An interjection is
sometimes expressed as a
singleword or non-
sentence phrase, followed
by a punctuation mark.
The isolated usage of an
interjection does not
represent acomplete
sentence in conventional
English writing. Thus, in
formal writing, the
interjection will be
incorporated into a larger
sentence clause.
Examples in English
Convention like Hi, Bye
and Goodbye are
interjections, as are
exclamations like Cheers!
and Hooray!. In fact, like a
noun or a pronoun, they
are very often
characterized by
exclamation marks
depending on the stress
of the attitude or the force
of the emotion they are
expressing. Well (a short
form of "that is well") can
also be used as an
interjection: "Well! That's
great!" or "Well, don't
worry." Muchprofanity
takes the form of
interjections. Some
linguists consider the pro-
sentences yes, no, amen
and okay as interjections,
since they have no
syntactical connection
with other words and
rather work as sentences
themselves. Expressions
"Excuse me!", "Sorry!",
and similar ones often
serve as interjections.
Interjections can be
phrases or even
sentences, as well as
words, such as "Oh!" or
"Wow!".
Phonology
Several English
interjections contain
sounds that do not, or
very rarely, exist in
regular English
phonological inventory.
For example:
Ahem [əʔəm],
[ʔəʔəm], [əɦəm], or
[ʔəhəm], ("attention!")
may contain aglottal
stop [ʔ] or a [ɦ] in any
dialect of English; the
glottal stop is
common inAmerican
English, some British
dialects, and in other
languages, such as
German.
Shh [ʃːː] ("quiet!") is
an entirely
consonantal syllable.
Ps [psː] ("here!"), also
spelled psst, is another
entirely consonantal
syllable-word, and its
consonant cluster
does not occur initially
in regular English
words.
Tut-tut [ǀ ǀ]
("shame..."), also
spelled tsk-tsk, is
made up entirely of
clicks, which are an
active part of regular
speech in several
African languages.
This particular click is
dental. (This also has
the spelling
pronunciation [tʌt tʌt]
.)
Ugh [ʌx]
("disgusting!") ends
with avelar fricative
consonant, which
otherwise does not
exist in English,
though is common in
languages like
Spanish, German, and
Gaelic .
Whew or phew [ɸɪu]
("what a relief!"), also
spelled shew, may
start with abilabial
fricative, a sound
pronounced with a
strong puff of air
through thelips. This
sound is a common
phoneme in such
languages asSuki (a
language of New
Guinea) and Ewe and
Logba (both spoken in
Ghana).
Gah ("Gah, there's
nothing to do!") ends
with [h], which does
not occur with regular
English words.
Yeah [jæ] ("yes") ends,
in some dialects, with
the short vowel [æ],
which is not found at
the end of any regular
English words
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