| 1 | Morphology comprises notional words and function words. | |
| 2 | Empty Words including English word, prepositions and conjunctions. | |
| 3 | As function words, English connectives have been ignored by academic circle. | |
| 4 | Japanese, in contrast, places function words at the ends of phrases. | |
| 5 | Function words, on the other hand, vary in their use and help provide reference points in conversations. |