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Interjections are generally Uninflected Function Word s and have sometimes been seen as sentence-words, since they can replace or be replaced by a whole Sentence (they are Holophrastic ). Sometimes, however, interjections combine with other words to form sentences, but not with Finite Verb s. Interjections are used when the speaker encounters events that cause these emotions — unexpectedly, painfully, surprisingly or in many other sudden ways. But several languages have interjections that cannot be related to emotions. The word "interjection" literally means "thrown in between" from the Latin ''inter'' ("between") and ''iacere'' ("throw"). EXAMPLES IN ENGLISH For a list of English interjections, see the at Wiktionary . Conventions like '' Hello ,'' ''Bah,'' and '' Goodbye '' are interjections, as are exclamations like ''Cheers!'' and ''Hurray!''. In fact, very often they are characterized by Exclamation Mark s depending on the stress of the attitude or the force of the emotion they are expressing. ''Well'' can also be used as an interjection, for example when put at the beginning of a sentence. Much Profanity (see also Expletive ) takes the form of interjections. Some linguists consider the Pro-sentence s ''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: :As I entered the room — Oh, my goodness! What I saw! — he was still standing there. PHONOLOGY Several English interjections contain sounds that do not, or very rarely, exist in regular English Phonological inventory. For example (pronunciation shown in IPA ):
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