语言学chapter3总结报告.doc

Chapter 3 Lexicon 3.1 What is Word? As different criteria may identity and define different phenomena, it is hard to define “word” scientifically. However, it is agreed that there are three ways of defining “word”, though they can’t cover everything .3.11 Three Senses of “WORD” reference: 指称论（the relationship between symbols and the things in outside world that refers to） Sense: 词与词的关系（use other words to explain a word, just as we look up the dictionary to find the meaning of a word） (1)A physical definable unit Language is produced as a continuous stretch of speech or writing, but one can