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Semantic Classification: -

  • endocentric

  • exocentric (also bahuvrihi)

  • copulative (also dvandva)

  • appositional

TypeDescriptionExamples

endocentric

A+B denotes a special kind of B

darkroom, smalltalk

exocentric

A+B denotes a special kind of an unexpressed semantic head

skinhead, paleface (head: 'person')

copulative

A+B denotes 'the sum' of what A and B denote

bittersweet, sleepwalk

appositional

A and B provide different descriptions for the same referent

actor-director, maidservant

Formal Classification: -

  • Noun-noun compounds

  • Verb-noun compounds

  • Verb-verb compounds

  • Compound adpositions

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