COMPOUND WORDS

English Phonetics and Phonology II Prof. Veronica Gargantini

2012

Analysis. Easy-going. Bad-tempered. Public spirited. Time-consuming. Good looking. Close-cropped. Short-sighted. High-flying. World-famous.

Analysis. Hard-working. Ground-breaking. Well-dressed Loose-fitting. Eye-catching. Tongue-tied. Camera-shy. Long-term. Fat-free. Well-earned.

Noun+verb –ing 3.5.4

Time-consuming: this is a true or single stressed compound, this combination gives rise to an adjective; N is the object of V. The work for the charity consumes time.

Eye-catching Ground-breaking.

Adjective+noun 3.6.5

Long-term. This is a pseudo or double stressed compound working as an adjective. In the context of the reading it suffers stress shift.

Because of a long term problem with her health,…

Noun+adjective 3.6.6

World-famous. This is a double stressed or pseudo compound used as an adjective. In the context of the reading it doesn’t undergo stress shift.

Camera-shy. Fat-free.

Adjective+noun+adjectival–ed 3.6.7

Bad-tempered. This is an example of a double stressed or pseudo compound working as adjective. It may suffer stress shift.

Short-sighted. Close-cropped. Well-dressed. Well-earned.

Adjective+verb –ing 3.6.11

Easygoing Good-looking High-flying. Hard-working Loose-fitting