SEMANTIC CLASSES OF ADJECTIVES
Classifiers
These are of three types:
restrictive: they restrict the referent of a noun in relation to another referent:
average, additional, chief, complete, entire, final, following, initial, main, major, only, particular, primary, public, single, sole an only child, , the sole reason, the entire novel.
relating to groups such as nationalities, religions, politics:
Brazilian, Christian, Muslim; Iraqi territory, Greek sculpture, the Western powers, African music
category-specific meanings associated with culture, technology, science, and so on.
heavy industry, light aircraft, the financial crisis, a nuclear plant, parliamentary debates
