Wk9b MoRpHolOgY- cOmPoUnDiNG Flashcards
What’s a compound?
Compound: a word that consists of two elements
dance teacher, tooth fairy, book cover, bed-and-breakfast
owner
what is the root in compound words?
a root compound is a compound construction in which the head element is not derived from a verb.
Most compounds exhibit a m____-h____ structure
modifier–head: the left-hand element modifies the right-hand element.
(book cover, knee-deep, to deep-fry)
Which types of compounds have nouns as heads?
Nominal compounds
• E\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: the semantic head is inside the compound laser printer book cover letter head film society arrival indicator hit-and-run driver
Endocentric
E\_\_\_\_\_\_\_: the semantic head is outside the compound redneck loudmouth greybeard pickpocket cut-throat spoilsport
Exocentric
P________: they denote an entity that is characterised by the property expressed by the compound
redneck
loudmouth
greybeard
Possessive
C\_\_\_\_\_\_: neither member is more important than the other, both members contribute equally to the meaning of the compound singer-songwriter poet-translator scientist-explorer nature-nurture debate doctor-patient confidentiality modifier-head structure
Copulative
A_____: reference to one entity that is characterised by both members of the compound
singer-songwriter
poet-translator
scientist-explorer
Appositional
C________: reference to two entities that stand in a particular relationship with regard to the following noun
nature-nurture debate
doctor-patient confidentiality
modifier-head structure
Coordinative
N_____ s____ rule: the stress of phrases is on the last word of the phrase
the green cárpet, this new hóuse, such a good jób
Nuclear stress rule:
the green cárpet, this new hóuse, such a good jób
C______ s____ rule: the stress of compounds is on the left-hand member of the compound
páyment problems, installátion guide, spáce requirement
Compound stress rule:
páyment problems, installátion guide, spáce requirement
Reading?
Chapter 6 “Compounding” from Plag (2003)
