Abstract
We may set up three types of forms according to their degree of interdependency, which are 1) Bound Form (B), 2). Contact Form (C), and 3). Free Form (F).
As for the phrases which contain two of these three formas as immediate constituents, the grade of their dependency is described as follows FF<CF<CC<BC<BB, while BF is situated in the range from CF to BC.
As for the actual forms the former forms have more dependency than the latter forms in the following series.
1) root, 2) stem-formantive, 3) derivative-formantive, 4) inflexional affix, 5) article, 6) preposition, 7) adverb, 8) conjunction.
And the borderline between so-called ‘bound form’ and ‘word’ lies between 4) and 5).
This means that the so-called particles are ‘word’ in Arabic.
