北京语言大学212考研资料--重要章节要点整理.docVIP

Chapter3 Lexicon Three senses of word A physically definable unit. Words may be seen as a set of sounds segments or writing letters between two pauses or blanks. Words both as a general term and as a specific term. A grammatical unit. Ranks：clause complex——clause——phrase/word group——word——morpheme Identification of words Stability. Words are the most stable of all linguistic units, in respect of their internal structure. Relative unterruptibility. New elements should not be inserted into a word. A minimal free form. (Leonard Bloomfield 1933) Word is the smallest unit that can be used, by it