Chapter Three Lexicon Morphology 2.2 The identification of words(78-79) a Besides the three senses of word" mentioned above there are other factors which help us to identify words. (1) Stability(稳定性): words are the most stable of all linguistic units, in respect of their internal structure 2) Relative uninterruptibility(相对的不可隔断性) new elements are not to be inserted into a word even when there are several parts in the word. (i. e. outlaws, touch- me-not) (3 )Aminimum free form: a word is the smallest unit which can constitute, by itself, a complete utterance.Chapter Three Lexicon & Morphology 2.2 The identification of words (78-79)  Besides the three senses of “word” mentioned above, there are other factors which help us to identify words. (1) Stability(稳定性): words are the most stable of all linguistic units, in respect of their internal structure. (2) Relative uninterruptibility(相对的不可隔断性): new elements are not to be inserted into a word even when there are several parts in the word. (i.e. outlaws, touch￾me-not) (3) A minimum free form: a word is the smallest unit which can constitute, by itself, a complete utterance