Based on my understanding, it seems that "な-adjectives" and "nouns" both
function as nouns in the grammatical sense with the exception that
"な-adjectives" are linked to other nouns with な and "nouns" are linked to
other nouns with の. What is the origin of this distinction? How has it come to
be that we have a "な class" and "の class" of what otherwise seem to be the
same part of speech?
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grammar adjectives history nouns na-adjectives
な vs の classes of nouns