chapter2theBasicConceptsofWordsandVocabulary题材.ppt

Chapter 2 the Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabulary Goals 1. What is a word? 2. Sound and meaning 3. Sound and form 4. Classification of words 5. What is vocabulary? 6. General features of English 2.1 The Definition of a Word The definition of a word will cover the following points: (1) a minimal free form of a language (2) a sound unity (3) a unit of meaning (4) a form that can function alone in a sentence A word is a minimal (smallest) free form of a language that has a given sound, meaning and syntactic function. eg. man, misfortune, blackmail (1) The word is the princip