Study the following definitions of “word”.Discuss in what ways they adequate and inadequate.
1.a speech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use.(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary)
2.a unit of language,consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation,that functions as a principal carrier of meaning,is typically seen as the smallest such unit capable of independent use,is separated from other such units by spaces in writing,and is often distinguished phonologically,as by accent or pause.(Random House Webster’s College Dictionary)
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