Word: a word is a sound or set of sounds (or their written

representation) that by themselves form a continuous

meaningful unit.

Root: the sound or its

Words are made up of: written
representation from
which no element
can be removed
without destroying
the meaning of the
word.

Prefix Suffix
Root word
Affixes are word
elements and
can have lexical
meaning.
 Abstraction, in Spanish:
Abstracción (A);
Represents notions of quality,
Événement, in Spanish: quantity or degree, linked to
Suceso (S); objects or events.
It refers to beings and thinhs
that can be named, and Relation, in Spanish: Relación (R);
participate in events. Represents notions of quality,
quantity or degree, linked to
2.7 Semantic categories objects or events.
THESE ARE SETS OF WORDS OR
CONCEPTS THAT SHARE SIMILAR
SEMANTIC CHARACTERISTICS OR
PROPERTIES.
THESE CATEGORIES ORGANIZE THE
MEANING OF WORDS INTO COHERENT Determination, in Spanish:
GROUPS AND FACILITATE DE Determinación (D);
UNDERSTANDING AND ANALYSIS OF Includes words that delimit
LANGUAGE. objects, events or abstractions
such as articles, adjectives and
adverbs.