Analysis of a typical English sentence. Types of concepts
illustrated by it. Inconsistent expression of analogous concepts.
How the same sentence may be expressed in other languages with
striking differences in the selection and grouping of concepts.
Essential and non-essential concepts. The mixing of essential
relational concepts with secondary ones of more concrete order. Form
for form's sake. Classification of linguistic concepts: basic or
concrete, derivational, concrete relational, pure relational.
Tendency for these types of concepts to flow into each other.
Categories expressed in various grammatical systems. Order and
stress as relating principles in the sentence. Concord. Parts of
speech: no absolute classification possible; noun and verb.