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PRESENTATION ON
Compounding
Outline
• What is compounding?
• Compounding structure
• Compounding formation rules
• Types of compounding
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Compounding
Compounding is a word-formation process where two or more bases, roots, or
stems, combine to form a new word.
Examples: Greenhous, book store,fast food,pick pocket,hand wash
sun+flower= sunflower
Truck+driver= truck driver compoun
d
চীনা
বাংলা
ভাষা
ভাষা
1. ভ্রমর +কালো= 火 车 火车
ভ্রমর কালো huǒ chē huǒ chē
2. নীল +পদ্ম = নীল
Compounding structure:
we can represent that structure in the form of word trees. The compounds windmill and hard hat
would have the structures in
green
gréenhouse hóuse
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Compounding formation
rules:
Let’s look at some basic rules for forming compounds.
Types of compounding at a Glance:
We can also classify compounds more closely according to the semantic and grammatical
relationships holding between the elements that make them up. One useful classification is that
proposed by Bisetto and Scalise ( 2005 ), which recognizes three types of relation.
compoundin
g
Attributive Coordinative Subordinativ
compound compound e compound
producer-
director, truck driver,
School book, prince - mystery
Notebook,Ye consort, writer, meal
ar book blue-green, preparation,
doctor–
patient
Types of Compounding
Coordinative compound Subordinative compound
Attributive compound
Equal parts, Equal meaning One part noun and another part is a verb or is drived
from a verb
Adding descriptive detail
• In subordinative compound,
• In coordinative compounds , one element of the
• In attributive the first element of the
compounds,one part of the compound either is a verb
compound does not modify or is derived from a verb.
the compound describes or
the second; instead, the two For example,
modifiers the other,adding
have equal weight.
detail or narrowing the • With-ing:truck
meaning. • For example, producer- driving,school going
director, bluegreen, doctor–
• For example, patient etc. • With-er: mystery writer,lion
darkroom,blackboard,noteb tamer, car driver
ook,schoolbook,yearbook • With-ation: word
etc. formation,meal preparation,
exam preparation.
• With-ment: cost
8 containment.
Refreshmen
t
“Blue”+”berr
Blueberry y”
Modifier Head
Attributive
compound
Conclusion:
In conclusion, compounding is a versatile and
productive word-formation process across
languages.
Recap:
We discussed,what compounding is,types of
Thank you for your
compound, compound of structure,examples
from various languages and compound
attention and I will
formation rules. be happy to answer
any questions you
may have.
Md. Al Amin Hossain
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Departmnet of Chinese language and
