精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Chapter 1 Basic Concepts 基本概念1.1 the definition of a word (he definition of a word comprises the following points: (1) a minimal free form of a language; (2) a sound unity; (3) a unit of meaning; (4) a form that can function alone in a sentence. A word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.)1.2 sound and meaning :symbolic connection is almost always arbitrary and conventional. A dog is called a dog not because the