Chapter Five 词的意义和成分分析.ppt

Chapter FiveWord Meaning and Componential Analysis 词的意义和成分分析 Meanings of “meaning” Motivation of meaning Types of meaning Components of word meaning 5.1 Word Meaning What is a word? A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound, meaning and syntactic function. 词是具有一定的声音、意义和语法功能，能独立运用的最小的语言单位。 1.What is ‘word meaning’? linguistic form（sign） cat /k?t/ (phonological form) : a small four-legged animal with soft fur and sharp claws cat 猫 Word