Principle of Classification :-What grammatical purpose is to
be served ?...
The common definition of the noun, not a definition, but a sort
of sub-division...
The actual classification is on a different plan...
Enumeration of five classes (each with grammatical peculi-
arities) PROPER, COMMON, ABSTRACT (adjective and verb),
and the recently added MATERIAL and COLLECTIVE Nouns ....
Why Meaningless', then? The meaning tends to drop
away, the name becoming a mere mark to know the ob-
ject by....
Proper Nouns are often many-worded names.................
Mixed Proper (or Singular) names...............
The Adjective a fruitful source of these.....
The Adjective Abstract names in separation the point of com-
munity of individuals entitled to the adjective..
By what marks may the Abstract noun be recognized ?
The Verb Abstracts are of higher importance, grammatically...
Abstracts whose origin (adj. or verb) is not obvious.
History of some examples traced...
A few Abstract Nouns come from other (chiefly class) nouns...