语言与文化chapter2.pptVIP

Chapter 2Words and Meaning Words Words are units of expression which language users can intuitively recognize in either speech or writing. In speech, words are sequences of sounds between pauses. In writing, words are sequences of letters between blanks. 1. Grammatical meaning and Lexical meaning Grammatical meaning indicates grammatical concept or relationships such as part of speech of words, singular and plural meaning of nouns, tense meaning of verbs and their inflectional forms. (语法意义指词义中表示语法概念或关系的那部分意义。例如词类、名词的单复数、动词的时态意义及它们的屈折形式。) For example : girls, winters, tables, joys We