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Word: Comparison
Please note this is a comparison between Version 2 by Dean Liu and Version 1 by Dean Liu.

A word is a linguistic unit that functions as a relatively independent element in the structure of a language, characterized by properties of form, grammatical organization, and meaning. Its identification may involve phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic, and orthographic criteria, which do not necessarily coincide across languages or theoretical frameworks [1]. In morphological analysis, a word may be examined as a particular inflected form or distinguished from the abstract lexeme that underlies a set of related forms; in syntactic analysis, it is commonly treated as a unit that participates in grammatical structures and distributions [1][2].

  • Word form
  • Lexeme
  • Morphology
  • Syntax

Linguistics and Language Studies • Language and Linguistics • Arts and Humanities • Social Sciences

References

  1. Laurie Bauer. Morphological Entities: Overview and General Issues; Oxford University Press (OUP): Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, 2018. [CrossRef]
  2. Marios Andreou. Lexemes; Oxford University Press (OUP): Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, 2019. [CrossRef]
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