Recommended Reading

1. Arnold I.V. The English Word/ И.В. Арнольд. Лексикология современного английского языка. Изд. 3-е – М.: Высшая школа, 1986. – С .153–164.

2. Ginzburg R.S., Khidekel S.S., Knyazeva G.Y., Sankin A.A. A Course in Modern English Lexicology – M.: Higher School Publishing House, 1979. – P. 127–140.

3. Смирницкий А.И. Лексикология английского языка. – М.: Изд-во литературы на иностр. языках, 1959. – С. 71–83, 99–100.

4. Харитончик З.А. Лексикология английского языка. – Минск: Вышэйшая школа, 1992. – С. 166–176.

5. Readings in Modern English Lexicology / C.С.Хидекель, Р.З.Гинзбург, Г.Ю.Князева, А.А.Санкин. Английская лексикология в выдержках и извлечениях. – Л.: Просвещение Ленинградское отделение. 1969. – С. 154–158.

6. Clark E. and Clark H. When nouns surface as verbs. – In: Texts on English Word Formation. Reader in English Lexicology. – Minsk, 2005. – P. 94–159.

7. Marchand H. A Set of Criteria for the Establishing of Derivational Relationship between Words Unmarked by Derivational Morphemes. – In: Texts on English Word Formation. Reader in English Lexicology. – Minsk, 2005. – P. 87–93.

Optional:

1. Cоболева П.А. Словообразовательные отношения по конверсии между глаголом и отглагольным существительным в современном английском языке. – Автореферат дисс. ... канд. филол. наук. – М., 1959.

4.3.3 Word Composition

Key words: compounds proper, derivational compounds, idiomatic / non-idiomatic compounds. Look up these terms in the glossary or in the sources indicated in the bibliography to the glossary. Compare the definitions given in English and in Russian.

Problems for Discussion

1. Criteria for distinguishing a compound word from a word phrase (graphical, phonetical, morphological, semantic).

2. Structural classification of compounds from the point of view of their immediate constituents (ICs).

3. Derivational types of compounds: compounds proper and derivational compounds. Derivational patterns of compounds proper: n+n dress-maker, a+n bluebell, v+n flywheel, adv+n in-patient, prt+v upkeep, prt+n onlooker), num+n two-step, v+v hearsay, v+adv(a) standstill, n+a pea-green, adv+a upright, a+a white- hot, a+adv nearby, v+n hangdog, n+(v+-en) tongue-tired, prt+(v+-en )bygone, adv+(v+-en) freshly-lit, prt+(v+-ing) outstanding, n +(v+-ing) peace-loving, adv+(v+-ing) far-seeing.

4. Derivational patterns of derivational compounds : (v+prt)+0 lay- off, (v+-er)+prt passer-by, (v+-ing)+prt summing-up, (num+n)+-er four-wheeler, (a+n)+-ed simple-minded, (n+n)+-ed life-sized, (num+n)+-ed four-footed, (v+prt)+0 knock-about, (v+-en)+prt worn-out, (adv+n)+-ed down-hearted. Productivity and activity of derivational patterns.

5. Compounds proper and derivational compounds vs derivatives built on a compound derivational base.

6. Syntactic relations between the constituents of a compound word (resemblance, relations of purpose, place, time, partitive, instrumental, possessive, agentive relations, etc).

7. Semantic classification of compounds: non- idiomatic (motivated), partially idiomatic (partially motivated) and idiomatic (non-motivated) compounds.