构词法(compounding)

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Their meanings do not just follows the “1+1 Principle”, that is to say, their meanings are not the combination of the meanings of the two elements in the compound.
Compounds are different from free phrases in “one-wordness”. Every compound should express a single idea just as one word. This is the Semantic feature of compounds.
Turncoat: it is not a kind of coat but a renegade.
Although many compounds tend to have senses not wholly predictable from the constituent bases, for example, darkroom (room used for photographic processing)
Introduction Definition Types Characteristics Formation Conclusion
Introduction
Could you express them in English?
Are you right?
Pigtail Dog-ear Cat’s-paw Chicken head Lion’s share Ass-kisser Fox-sleep
1.Of course, there are exceptions such as brothers-in-law, lookers-on, etc. In spite of this, their single grammatical role is apparent.
2.In adjective-noun compounds, the adjective element cannot take inflectional suffixes, for example: hot line can’t be hotter line.
Types
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Characteristics
Phonological features
Compound a 'black horse
a 'bluebird a 'fat head a 'hot house
Grammatical features
Read the following sentences and change the sentences into plural forms. Pay attention to the underlined words.
There is a new-born left on the corner of the street. This kindergarten only accept three-year-old and above. She is the most famous go-between in this area. It is difficult to find a really good babysitter. This house is cooled by air-conditioner.
Noun compounds:
A. word class of the compounding elements n.+n.( ashtray, hydrogen bomb, bar code), adj.+n. (blueprint, dark-room, hard disc, deadline), adv.+n. (downtown, upgrade, undercloth;), -ing+n. (chewing gum, reading lamp, leading article, ) n.+ -ing (sightseeing, daydreaming). v.+n. (swearword, breakwater, driveway) n.+v. (nightfall, toothpick, water supply ) v. + adv. (show-off, put-off, follow-up) adv. + v. (outlet, upset, down fall, upstart, onflow)
Q: How are they changed into plural forms? Is it necessary to add “-s” to each element of the compounds?
A compound tends to play a single grammatical role in a sentence, for example, a verb, a noun, or an adjective. Thus, the compounds in the above sentences show their plural forms by taking inflectional “-s” at the end.
Noun compounds:
B. Syntactic relations of the compounding elements: daydreaming, sightseeing n + v-ing daydreaming= dreams during the day, i.e. verb + adverbial. sightseeing= sees sights, i.e. verb + object a. sub. and v.: heartbeat, crybaby, commanding officer, revolving door, rainfall b. v. and obj.: pickpocket, birth control, dressmaking, housekeeping
There are quite a number of compounds who are transparent, that is the meaning can be inferred from the separate elements of compounds. e.g. washing machine, dumb show
Formation
According to word class, there are 3 categories of compounds in total:
Noun compounds: nightfall, watchdog Adjective compounds: airsick, far-reaching Verb compounds: bottle-feed, brain-wash, lip read
Noun compounds:
string compound dead-letter office; test-tube baby; commanders-in-chief; bread-and-butter; give-and-take; come-and-go; hide-andseek Compound nouns can also be formed from phrasal verbs. sit-in, dropout, phone-in, breakdown, walk-ons, walkout, setback; take-off
Laptop: it is not the top of one’s lap, but rather the portable computer.
Blockhead: it is neither a kind of block nor a kind of head but rather an idiot.
Free phrase a black 'horse a blue ‘bird
a fat 'head a hot 'house
In compounds, the word stress usually occurs on the first element whereas in noun phrases the second elements is generally accented if there is only one stress. In cases of two stresses, the compound has the primary stress on the first element and the second stress, if any, on the second whereas the opposite is true of free phrases. This is the Phonetic feature of the compounds.
Semantic features
Read the following compounds, and then guess their meanings
1. American cloth 2. British warm 3. French leave 4.Spanish athlete 5. Chinese copy 6. Turkish delight 7. Indian meal 8. Dutch treat
Definition
Definition
Compoundi ng (also called compositio n), is the formation of new words by joining two or more stems.
A compound is a lexical unit consisting of more than one base and functioning both grammatically and semantically as a single word
--- examples
Pickpocket: it is not a pocket, but a person who picks things out of other’s pocket il来自百度文库egally.
Blue collar: it is not a collar, but a person who wears blue-collared uniform at work.
Noun compounds:
c. v. and adv.: swimming pool, diving board, drinking cup, typing paper , walking stick d. Sub. and obj.: Steamboat, honeybee, power plant e. Restrictive relation (the 1st element restricts/modifies the meaning of 2nd): : Raindrop, tablecloth, ashtray; breakfast time, safety-belt f. Appositive relation: a peasant girl; a pine tree, a girlfriend,