A. WORDS AS MEAIG!"# $"I#DIG % $#O&'S O! #AG"AGE Word is a sin(le unit of lan(ua(e )hi*h has +eanin( and *an ,e spoen or )ritten. Word is as a ,asi* unit of lan(ua(e. Word and )ord ,e*o+e senten*es that hae a +eanin(. We also hae re*onstru*t a,le )ords/ su*h as: 0 Warnin( shouts 12re4 0 &onentional *o++ands 1#i(ht4/ 1*a+era4/ 4A*tion4 0 Ite+s on shoppin( lists/ su*h as *arrots/ *heese/ e((s En(lish spellin( is so errati*/ so looin( up your di*tionary is a usual reason. We hae 5 senses a,out )ord that hae to ,e dis*ussed: a. In that they hae +eanin( that are unpredi*ta,le and so +ust ,e listed in di*tionaries ,. In that they are the ,uildin(-,lo*s out of )hi*h phrases and senten*es are for+ed.
$. WORDS AS 67PES AD WORDS AS 6O'E In the te9t )e +ay 2nd +any )ords are repeated. A )ord as types +eans ho) +any )ords )e type in the te9t. Words as toen +eans ho) +any )ord )e tae )ithout repeatition. 6he e9a+ple: I loe +y fa+ilies. 6hey are ery funny and a)eso+e. My fa+ilier are neer ,ein( *han(ed. o) +any )ords are they; 7ou +i(ht say si9teen. $ut there is also a sense in )hi*h there are fe)er than si9teen/ ,e*ause of the )ord 1fa+ilies4. So/ there are only 2fteen )ords of the e9a+ple.
&. WORDS WI6 PREDI&6A$#E MEAIGS Words )ith predi*ta,le +eanin(s are e9istin( in so+e )ords. 6hese in*lude so*alled ono+atopoei* )ords/ su*h as )ords for ani+al *ries : ,o)/ +iao). 6he ono+atopoei* )ords are not the sa+e in all lan(ua(es. So/ the )ords that are *o+posed of independently identi2a,le parts )here the +eanin( of the parts is su<*ient to deter+ine the +eanin( of the )hole )ord
D. O- WORDS WI6 "PREDI&6A$#E MEAIGS. Word as unpredi*ta,le +eanin( is a )ord +ust loo up di*tionary to no) the +eanin(. 6his )ord is e9istin( in idio+ati*al )ord. E9a+ple: )hite )ine
E. WORD =S. #E>I&A# I6EMS Word ersus le9i*al ite+s ?ust has di@eren*e of arran(e+ent of )ord. #e9i*al ite+ is arran(e+ent as )ell start fro+ A % . e9a+ple:
