'Parts of speech' are the basic types of words that ...

The problem of alphabetizing names that include de, van, von, and the like has been resolved by employing as the heading the most commonly used form of the name. Accordingly, the composer Ludwig van Beethoven is entered as Beethoven, Ludwig van, while the painter Vincent Van Gogh is under Van Gogh, Vincent, with a cross-reference from Gogh ... ................
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