英语单词的定义what is "word"

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英语单词的定义what is "word"
即what is "word"(从语言学看)要语言学家下的定义,维基的不要,杜撰的不要,写明出处(那部著作,那页,哪句话)中英文都可
我在wikipedia找过,只是我要写课题,引用要求很正式,wiki的不行。必须是那个著作写得,哪个名家说的。不过还是谢谢你们的回答~

.a unit of language that native speakers can identify例句:words are the blocks from which sentences are madehe hardly said ten words all morning
2.a brief statement例句:he didn't say a word about it
3.new information about specific and timely events4.the divine word of Godthe second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)5.a promise例句:he gave his word
6.a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group例句:he forgot the password
7.an exchange of views on some topic例句:we had a word or two about it
8.the sacred writings of the Christian religions9.a verbal command for action例句:when I give the word,charge!
10.a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory例句:large computers use words up to 64 bits long
v.put into words or an expression
以上来源于:WordNet