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What is a word? ("Few linguists have a clear idea..")
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Marshferm
11 months ago
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sunscream89
11 months ago
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> “Despite 2,400 years or so of trying, it is unclear that anyone has ever come up with an adequate definition of any word whatsoever, even the simplest.”
A word is a signifier.
Marshferm
10 months ago
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It's not a definition, it's a possibility.
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A word is a signifier.