Of course, we have known for a long time that a word, like any verbal sign, is a unity of two components.

Of course, we have known for a long time that a word, like any verbal sign, is a unity of two components.

当然，我们很久以前就知道，一个单词，就像任何语言符号一样，是两个部分的统一。

-- Roman Jakobson 罗曼·雅各布森