Whatis四od A word is dead When it is said Some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson,A Word A particular string of sounds must be united with a meaning and a meaning must be united with specific sounds in order for the sounds or the meaning to be a word in our mental lexicon A word. then. is a free form which does not consist entirely of (2/3)lesser free forms; in brief a word is a minimum free form >)Bloomfield, 1933, p178)What is a word? • A word is dead • When it is said, • Some say. • I say it just begins to live that day. • Emily Dickinson, “ A Word” • A particular string of sounds must be united with a meaning and a meaning must be united with specific sounds in order for the sounds or the meaning to be a word in our mental lexicon. • A word, then, is a free form which does not consist entirely of (2/3) lesser free forms; in brief, a word is a minimum free form. » Bloomfield, 1933, p178)