The symbol of a word signifies “things” by virtue of the ______

The symbol of a word signifies “things” by virtue of the ______ associated with the form of the word in the minds of the speaker of the language
A、concept
B、sentence
C、phrase
D、clauses
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：The symbol of a word signifies “things” by virtue of the concept associated with the form of the word in the minds of the speaker of the language; and the concept looked at from this point of view is the meaning of the word.