What is the definition of a word from a syntactic perspective?

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Alma Maria Medina García
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H. Sweet defines the word as "the minimum sentence," and L. Bloomfield later defines it as "the minimum independent unit of utterance."
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What is the external structure of a word?
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The external structure of a word refers to its morphological structure, which consists of morphemes such as prefixes, roots, suffixes, and grammatical markers.
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Internal structure of a word
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The internal structure refers to the word's semantic meaning, which allows it to serve as a tool for human communication.
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How does a word differ from a word group in terms of formal unity?
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A word, like "blackbird," has formal unity and cannot be divided, while a word group like "a black bird" allows individual words to undergo grammatical changes, such as "the blackest birds."
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What are the three structural characteristics of a word?
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1) Isolatability
2) Formal and semantic unity
3) Susceptibility to grammatical employment.
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What does the semantic unity of a word mean?
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Semantic unity refers to the fact that a word conveys a single concept, even if it is composed of multiple morphemes.
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Lexeme vs. Orthographic word
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A lexeme is a group of words sharing a common meaning but with different grammatical forms (e.g., "sing" vs. "sings"). An orthographic word is distinguished by its spelling (e.g., "bow" and "bow").
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