Week 4 – Compounding II

Question 1

Dimensions of classification –syntactic 1

Answer 1

1. coordinative
   a) appositional (component A, B have the same referent), e.g. maidservant
   b) copulative (meaning of compound is the sum of its components A + B), e.g. timespace
   c) reciprocal (two-directional relationship), e.g. Czech-English

Question 2

Dimensions of classification –syntactic 2

Answer 2

2. subordinative
   - germanic type, e.g. windmill (AB=B)
   - romance time, e.g. pickpocket, scarecrow (AB/=/B)

Question 3

Dimensions of classification –distributional

Answer 3

1) endocentric: head and modifiers (doghouse)
AB = kind of B (same part of speech)

2) exocentric: do not have a head, and their meaning often cannot be transparently guessed from its constituent parts (metonymic/metaphoric, non-hyponymic) (white-collar, redhead, redskin, must-have)

Question 4

Dimensions of classification –semantic

Answer 4

1. regular: both pts w/ literal meaning + hidden relationship (apple tart)
2. idiomatic (banana republic, bluebottle)

-hyponymic x non-hyponymic

Question 5

Dimensions of classification –formal

Answer 5

a) standard types (proper compounds, incl. derivational)

b) special types (quotation/string/phrase compounds, e.g. forget-me-not, merry-go-round, wannabe) & (reduplicatives, e.g. heebie-jeebies, sin bin, culture vulture)

c) compound-blends (smog, brunch)

d) particle compounds (walk-over, overstep)

e) loan compounds (kindergarden)