Unit 2--conversion and compound.ppt

Giovanna Tse * Word Formation Unit 2 Making Speeches Mary desires success but she doesn’t seem to work very hard. A strong desire without hard work means nothing to anyone. 动词 名词: taste (v.) taste (n.) It tastes good. It has a good taste. (2) 名词 动词: hand (n.) hand (v.) Let’s go hand in hand. Please hand in your exercise books after class. (3) 形容词 动词: clean (adj.) clean (v.) Her room is clean and tidy. She cleans her room everyday. Conversion 由一种词性转化为另一种词性,但其基本意思不变. (5) 形容词 副词: long (adj.) long (adv.) We’ve had a long vacation. We are going to stay there long. (6) 形容词 名词: good (adj.) good (v.) The doctor is good to his patient. Exercise does good to one’s health. Conversion 由一种词性转化为另一种词性,但其基本意思不变. have a try/look/rest/taste make a guess/demand/an attack 由动词转化而来的名词常可以和一个动词构成短语，表示一个动作。 有些词转化成其他词性时拼写发生变化。 breath n. food belief blood breathe v. feed believe bleed 有些双音节词转化成其他词性时，读音发生变化。 通常，作名词?重音在前；作动词?重音在后。 conduct, contest, import, export Compounding 1.合成名词 名词+名词 cowboy blood-test 形容词+名词 blackboard shorthand 名词+动名词 handwriting sunbathing 动名词+名词 waiting-room sleeping-pill 动词+名词 pick-pocket 动词+副词 get together breakthrough 副词+名词 downfall outbreak 把两个不同的词加在一起构成一个新词。 有的用连词符号“-”连接。有的连写在一起。 还有的由分开的两个词构成。 2. 合成动词: 副词+动词 overthrow uphold 形容词+动词 blacklist whitewash 名词+动词 sleepwalk sunburn 3. 合成形容词: 名词+形容词 snow-white lifelong 名词+过去分词 man-made hand made 数词+名词 one-way second-hand 其他：good-looking, well-balanced, grey-haired, middle-aged Compounding 4. 合成副词: whole-heartedly, moreover, however, furthermore 5. 合成代词: everything, someone, whatever, nobody Compounding * * * *