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ENGLISH MORPHOLOGY Week 5
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Wordbook on a Bookshelf
Compounds = combination of free morphemes (e.g. Word + book = Wordbook) Ortographic norm? Word classes: to over+look (verb) a note+book (noun) white+collar worker (adjective)
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Wordbook on a Bookshelf
Types of Compounds Endocentric E.g. Work + book, police + man... Exocentric E.g. Knuckle + head, four + eyes... *Appositional Maid + servant, secretary + accountant...
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Wordbook on a Bookshelf
Types of Compounds ENDOCENTRIC (HEADED) EXOCENTRIC (HEADLESS) *APPOSITINAL (2 HEADS?)
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