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Word-formation

Topics for discussion

1. Word composition.

a) General characteristics of the process of compounding;

b) The criteria of compounds;

c) Specific features of English compounds;

d) Classification of compounds;

e) The historical development of English compounds;

2. Conversion.

a) The historical development of conversion in English;

b) Conversion in modem English as a morphological-syntactical way of word-build­ing;

c) Traditional and occasional conversion;

d) Semantic relationships in conversion.

3.Minor ways of word-building

a) Shortening

b) Blending;

c) Onomatopoeia;

d) Back-formation;

e) Distinctive stress;

f) Sound interchange.

Reference books

1. Arnold I. V. The English Word. M, 1986.-P.108-163.

2. Ginzburg R.S. et al. A Course in Modem English Lexicology. M., 1979.- P.108-114, P.127-158.

Exercise 1.

Analyse the structure of the following compounds and classify them into coordinative and subordinative, syntactic and asyntactic: bookbinder, doorbell, key-note, knife-and-fork, hot-tempered, dry-clean, care-free, policy-maker, mad-brained, five-fold, two-faced, body-guard, do-it-yourself, boogie-woogie. оfficer-director, driver-collector, building-site.

Exercise 2.

Discriminate Between Motivated and Non- motivated Compound Words:

Microfilm, master-key, brainwash, sweet-tooth, horse-marine, to speedread, backseat-driver, green-yellow, blackskirt, frontbencher, brick-layer, lady-killer, handbag.

Exercise 3.

Classify the compound words in the following sentences into compounds proper and derivational compounds:

l) She is not a mind-reader. 2) He was wearing a brand-new overcoat and hat. 3) She never said she was homesick. 4) He took the hours-old dish away. 5) She was a frank-mannered, talkative young lady. 6) The five years of her husband's newspaper-ownership had familiarised her almost unconsciously with many of the mechanical aspects of a newspaper printing-shop. 7)The parlour, brick-floored, with bare table and shiny chairs and sofa stuffed with horsehair seemed never to have been used. 8) He was heart-sore over the sudden collapse of a promising career. 9)His heavy-lidded eyes and the disorder of his scanty hair made him look sleepy.

Exercise 4.

Comment on the formation of the words given below:

to burgle, to springclean, to typewrite, to beg, to note.

Exercise 5.

Explain the formation of the following blends:

flush, glaze, good-bye, electrocute, pomato, twirl, dollarature, cablegram,

galumph, frutopia drink.

Exercise 6.Form Verbs from the Nouns by Conversion and Compare Their Meaning with that of the Original words: Station, dog, back, star, fish, head, ass, pocket, face, man, rat.