Definition:Word (Natural Language)
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Definition
A word in natural language is intuitively understood as a sequence of sounds which expresses a concept.
When written down, it appears as a sequence of letters, each one of which either is, or contributes to, a phoneme.
Also known as
A word in this context is sometimes referred to as a phonogram, indicating that it is a representation of a sequence of sounds.
Compare this to ideogram, which is a symbol which stands for a concept directly.
Sources
- 1959: A.H. Basson and D.J. O'Connor: Introduction to Symbolic Logic (3rd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$ Introductory: $1$. Symbolic Logic and Classical Logic