EXPLORING THE GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADJECTIVES: A CROSS-LINGUISTIC AND THEORETICAL EXAMINATION

This article examines the grammatical category of adjectives from both cross-linguistic and theoretical perspectives. Adjectives, commonly understood as modifiers providing descriptive information about nouns, exhibit significant variation across languages in terms of morphological and syntactic behavior. This study reviews current linguistic theories on adjectives, focusing on the challenges of categorizing adjectives and the distinctions between adjectives, nouns, and verbs. Cross-linguistic comparisons reveal unique patterns in adjective usage, demonstrating the need for a flexible framework to account for language-specific characteristics. The findings highlight the complex role of adjectives in language structure and cognition.