Morphology形态学剖析.pptVIP

Lecture 5--1 Words and Meanings 1.1 Word form and meanings Questions 1: What is form? All aspects of language are tied in some way or other to words, which have two aspects : their forms and their meanings. Form concerns the way an expression sounds (for spoken language) or looks (for written or signed language) or how an expression is produced. Question 2: What is the meaning of a word? 1) Dictionary definition 2) Mental image 3) Referent 4) Contextual meaning Situational context: I suggest we attack the reds.