4Word-formation1总结.ppt

3. Classification of Compounds Noun compounds Adjective compounds Verb compounds Through conversion: nickname; first-name Through backformation: lip-reading to lip-read chain-smoker to chain-smoke 1). Noun compounds This is the commonest type, and new specimens are constantly being formed. Noun compounds are sub-classified according to the syntactic relation of the compounding elements: (1) Subject and verb compounds (a) subject +deverbal noun sunrise (The sun rises.) headache, heartbeat (b) verb +subject crybaby (The baby c