8.ENDOCENTRIC AND EXOCENTRIC COMPOUNDS
ENDOCENTRIC AND EXOCENTRIC COMPOUNDS
Compounds words are words that are made by the combination of two or more free morphemes. The compound words are semantically divided into two categories: Endocentric and exocentric compounds.
- Endocentric compound nouns
It is a kind of compound in which one element acts as the head and the other as its extension, ascribing a property to the head. In addition the head expresses the compound's central meaning.
Examples:
Newspaper, textbook, classroom, handbag and bookstore
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- Exocentric compound nouns
The exocentric compound is a compound construction without a keyword, that is, it doesn't have a head. They also don't look like what they say.
Examples:
Scarecrow, redhead, pickpocket, showoff and paperback.
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