Word, Lexicon, Lexime

Word

Word Is the smallest of the linguistic units which can occur on its own in speech or writing. it is difficult to apply this criterion consistently. for example, can a function word like the occur on its own? is a contraction like can't ("can not") one word or two? Nevertheless, there is evidence that native speakers of a language tend to agree on what are the words of their language.

In writing, word boundaries are usually reconized by spaces between the words. In speech, word boundaries may be recogized by slight pauses.

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