@article{haspelmath_defining_2023,
  author   = {Haspelmath, Martin},
  journal  = {WORD},
  number   = {3},
  pages    = {283–297},
  title    = {Defining the word},
  volume   = {69},
  year     = {2023},
  abstract = {In this paper, I propose a definition of the term word that can be applied to all languages using the same criteria. Roughly, a word is defined as a free morph or a clitic or a root plus affixes or a compound plus affixes. The paper relies on earlier definitions of the terms free, morph, affix, clitic, root, and compound, which are summarized here. I briefly compare the proposed definition with Bloomfield’s, I note that it is a shared-core definition, and I say how word-forms differ from lexemes. In the final section, I explain why I think that an unnatural-seeming definition is better than a prototype definition or other options.},
  doi      = {10.1080/00437956.2023.2237272},
  file     = {Full Text PDF:/Users/martin/Zotero/storage/CCTKKYFT/Haspelmath - 2023 - Defining the word.pdf:application/pdf},
  issn     = {0043-7956},
  keywords = {affix, clitic, compound, lexeme, Word}
}