1.2 Identification of words a Stability: stable linguistic units a chairman, but not *mancai a Relative uninterruptibility: though we recognize three components in the word disappointment we cannot pause and add another component in between, as in s disinterestappointment But we can add another word between words Paul, (ohn) and Mary1.2 Identification of words ◼ Stability: stable linguistic units. ◼ chairman, but not *manchair ◼ Relative uninterruptibility: though we recognize three components in the word disappointment, we cannot pause and add another component in between, as in *disinterestappointment. ◼ But we can add another word between words: Paul, (John) and Mary