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Compound Words, Blends and Phrasal Words: Hamza Shahid 40252193020
Compound Words, Blends and Phrasal Words: Hamza Shahid 40252193020
Compound Words, Blends and Phrasal Words: Hamza Shahid 40252193020
• But there are enough clear cases to show that the distinction between
compounds are phrases is valid.
For Example:
1) hair net hairnet
‘Net made of hair’ ‘Net for covering hair’
• Intermediate between an acronym and a blend is Sonar (from sound navigation and ranging).
COMPOUNDS CONTAINING BOUND
COMBINING FORMS
• Most of the compounds that we have looked at so far involve roots that are
free forms.
anthrop(o) + (o)logy