What’s the name of two words that are put together to make another word?
What’s the name of two words that are put together to make another word, e.g., mobile phone, chewing gum, or credit card. I’m not sure if these would be classed as portmanteau, compounds, or something completely different, as the words are still separate and not conjoined.
grammar terminology compounds portmanteau-words
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What’s the name of two words that are put together to make another word, e.g., mobile phone, chewing gum, or credit card. I’m not sure if these would be classed as portmanteau, compounds, or something completely different, as the words are still separate and not conjoined.
grammar terminology compounds portmanteau-words
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What’s the name of two words that are put together to make another word, e.g., mobile phone, chewing gum, or credit card. I’m not sure if these would be classed as portmanteau, compounds, or something completely different, as the words are still separate and not conjoined.
grammar terminology compounds portmanteau-words
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What’s the name of two words that are put together to make another word, e.g., mobile phone, chewing gum, or credit card. I’m not sure if these would be classed as portmanteau, compounds, or something completely different, as the words are still separate and not conjoined.
grammar terminology compounds portmanteau-words
grammar terminology compounds portmanteau-words
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Those are compounds. From [Merriam–Webster]((//www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compound):
a word consisting of components that are words (as rowboat, high school, devil-may-care)
That they are spelt with a space in between the components is just the way English orthography works but does not affect the grammar or classification. E.g., the German language allows forming compounds in the same way, but they are always spelt as a single word, e.g.:
Mobiltelefon = mobil (mobile) + Telefon (phone)
By contrast, in a portmanteau, the components are fused such that there is no clear delineation where one component ends and the other begins. For example, if people began to say mone instead of mobile phone, this would be a portmanteau.
answered Jan 15 '17 at 15:17
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Why are you bringing German into it? I don't get it. German has words as long as a city block but that has no bearing on English.../Fyi, X allows to form/ is not grammatical in English. Otherwise, I agree with your answer.
– Lambie
Jan 15 '17 at 17:59
Good answer. Btw, it'd be better to mention the sources by name, in addition to the link.
– NVZ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:05
You're missing the point. Items like "credit card" are either morphological compounds, or syntactic constructions comprising head+modifier.
– BillJ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:15
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@Lambie: Why are you bringing German into it? – Because it illustrates that word boundaries are not necessarily clearly defined in these cases but rather a matter of orthography.
– Wrzlprmft
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If you want the names of the 2 separate words, what about "attributive adjectives" and nouns? In your examples, the first word are all attributive adjectives (adjectives that describe and appear before a noun) and the second word is the noun being described.
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Those are compounds. From [Merriam–Webster]((//www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compound):
a word consisting of components that are words (as rowboat, high school, devil-may-care)
That they are spelt with a space in between the components is just the way English orthography works but does not affect the grammar or classification. E.g., the German language allows forming compounds in the same way, but they are always spelt as a single word, e.g.:
Mobiltelefon = mobil (mobile) + Telefon (phone)
By contrast, in a portmanteau, the components are fused such that there is no clear delineation where one component ends and the other begins. For example, if people began to say mone instead of mobile phone, this would be a portmanteau.
answered Jan 15 '17 at 15:17
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Why are you bringing German into it? I don't get it. German has words as long as a city block but that has no bearing on English.../Fyi, X allows to form/ is not grammatical in English. Otherwise, I agree with your answer.
– Lambie
Jan 15 '17 at 17:59
Good answer. Btw, it'd be better to mention the sources by name, in addition to the link.
– NVZ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:05
You're missing the point. Items like "credit card" are either morphological compounds, or syntactic constructions comprising head+modifier.
– BillJ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:15
2
@Lambie: Why are you bringing German into it? – Because it illustrates that word boundaries are not necessarily clearly defined in these cases but rather a matter of orthography.
– Wrzlprmft
Jan 15 '17 at 20:33
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Those are compounds. From [Merriam–Webster]((//www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compound):
a word consisting of components that are words (as rowboat, high school, devil-may-care)
That they are spelt with a space in between the components is just the way English orthography works but does not affect the grammar or classification. E.g., the German language allows forming compounds in the same way, but they are always spelt as a single word, e.g.:
Mobiltelefon = mobil (mobile) + Telefon (phone)
By contrast, in a portmanteau, the components are fused such that there is no clear delineation where one component ends and the other begins. For example, if people began to say mone instead of mobile phone, this would be a portmanteau.
answered Jan 15 '17 at 15:17
WrzlprmftWrzlprmft
3,4762141
1
Why are you bringing German into it? I don't get it. German has words as long as a city block but that has no bearing on English.../Fyi, X allows to form/ is not grammatical in English. Otherwise, I agree with your answer.
– Lambie
Jan 15 '17 at 17:59
Good answer. Btw, it'd be better to mention the sources by name, in addition to the link.
– NVZ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:05
You're missing the point. Items like "credit card" are either morphological compounds, or syntactic constructions comprising head+modifier.
– BillJ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:15
2
@Lambie: Why are you bringing German into it? – Because it illustrates that word boundaries are not necessarily clearly defined in these cases but rather a matter of orthography.
– Wrzlprmft
Jan 15 '17 at 20:33
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Those are compounds. From [Merriam–Webster]((//www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compound):
a word consisting of components that are words (as rowboat, high school, devil-may-care)
That they are spelt with a space in between the components is just the way English orthography works but does not affect the grammar or classification. E.g., the German language allows forming compounds in the same way, but they are always spelt as a single word, e.g.:
Mobiltelefon = mobil (mobile) + Telefon (phone)
By contrast, in a portmanteau, the components are fused such that there is no clear delineation where one component ends and the other begins. For example, if people began to say mone instead of mobile phone, this would be a portmanteau.
answered Jan 15 '17 at 15:17
WrzlprmftWrzlprmft
3,4762141
Those are compounds. From [Merriam–Webster]((//www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compound):
a word consisting of components that are words (as rowboat, high school, devil-may-care)
That they are spelt with a space in between the components is just the way English orthography works but does not affect the grammar or classification. E.g., the German language allows forming compounds in the same way, but they are always spelt as a single word, e.g.:
Mobiltelefon = mobil (mobile) + Telefon (phone)
By contrast, in a portmanteau, the components are fused such that there is no clear delineation where one component ends and the other begins. For example, if people began to say mone instead of mobile phone, this would be a portmanteau.
answered Jan 15 '17 at 15:17
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Why are you bringing German into it? I don't get it. German has words as long as a city block but that has no bearing on English.../Fyi, X allows to form/ is not grammatical in English. Otherwise, I agree with your answer.
– Lambie
Jan 15 '17 at 17:59
Good answer. Btw, it'd be better to mention the sources by name, in addition to the link.
– NVZ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:05
You're missing the point. Items like "credit card" are either morphological compounds, or syntactic constructions comprising head+modifier.
– BillJ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:15
2
@Lambie: Why are you bringing German into it? – Because it illustrates that word boundaries are not necessarily clearly defined in these cases but rather a matter of orthography.
– Wrzlprmft
Jan 15 '17 at 20:33
add a comment |
1
Why are you bringing German into it? I don't get it. German has words as long as a city block but that has no bearing on English.../Fyi, X allows to form/ is not grammatical in English. Otherwise, I agree with your answer.
– Lambie
Jan 15 '17 at 17:59
Good answer. Btw, it'd be better to mention the sources by name, in addition to the link.
– NVZ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:05
You're missing the point. Items like "credit card" are either morphological compounds, or syntactic constructions comprising head+modifier.
– BillJ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:15
2
@Lambie: Why are you bringing German into it? – Because it illustrates that word boundaries are not necessarily clearly defined in these cases but rather a matter of orthography.
– Wrzlprmft
Jan 15 '17 at 20:33
1
1
Why are you bringing German into it? I don't get it. German has words as long as a city block but that has no bearing on English.../Fyi, X allows to form/ is not grammatical in English. Otherwise, I agree with your answer.
– Lambie
Jan 15 '17 at 17:59
Why are you bringing German into it? I don't get it. German has words as long as a city block but that has no bearing on English.../Fyi, X allows to form/ is not grammatical in English. Otherwise, I agree with your answer.
– Lambie
Jan 15 '17 at 17:59
Good answer. Btw, it'd be better to mention the sources by name, in addition to the link.
– NVZ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:05
Good answer. Btw, it'd be better to mention the sources by name, in addition to the link.
– NVZ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:05
You're missing the point. Items like "credit card" are either morphological compounds, or syntactic constructions comprising head+modifier.
– BillJ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:15
You're missing the point. Items like "credit card" are either morphological compounds, or syntactic constructions comprising head+modifier.
– BillJ
Jan 15 '17 at 18:15
2
2
@Lambie: Why are you bringing German into it? – Because it illustrates that word boundaries are not necessarily clearly defined in these cases but rather a matter of orthography.
– Wrzlprmft
Jan 15 '17 at 20:33
@Lambie: Why are you bringing German into it? – Because it illustrates that word boundaries are not necessarily clearly defined in these cases but rather a matter of orthography.
– Wrzlprmft
Jan 15 '17 at 20:33
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If you want the names of the 2 separate words, what about "attributive adjectives" and nouns? In your examples, the first word are all attributive adjectives (adjectives that describe and appear before a noun) and the second word is the noun being described.
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If you want the names of the 2 separate words, what about "attributive adjectives" and nouns? In your examples, the first word are all attributive adjectives (adjectives that describe and appear before a noun) and the second word is the noun being described.
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If you want the names of the 2 separate words, what about "attributive adjectives" and nouns? In your examples, the first word are all attributive adjectives (adjectives that describe and appear before a noun) and the second word is the noun being described.
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If you want the names of the 2 separate words, what about "attributive adjectives" and nouns? In your examples, the first word are all attributive adjectives (adjectives that describe and appear before a noun) and the second word is the noun being described.
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