What are the main features of the English compounds
English compounds possess the main features below, despite their various formations.
(1)Orthographically, an English compound can be written as one word with or without a hyphen in between, or as two separate words, e. g. toothpick, kick-off, reading room. How an English compound is written is a matter of convention.
(2)Syntactically, the part of speech of the compound is generally determined by the part of speech of the second element, but there are many exceptions, especially with those compounds ending with a verb or an adverb or a prep¬osition.
(3)Semantically, the meaning of an English compound is often idiomatic, not always being the sum total of the meaning of its components. For example, a green¬house does not mean a house which is green.
(4) Phonetically, the stress of an English compound always falls on the first element,while the second element receives secondary stress. For example, running dog can be pronounced running dog or running dog which mean quite differently. The former means metaphorically a person who follows another person obediently in his wrongdoing, while the latter means a dog which is running.
扫描微信二维码,添加您的专属老师为好友
您在考试中遇到任何问题,老师都会帮您解答
您希望我们通过哪种方式与您联系?
您已选择电话/微信/QQ的联系方式,课程顾问会尽快联系您!
您已选择微信联系方式,课程顾问会尽快添加您的微信,请您确认通过!
您已选择QQ联系方式,课程顾问会尽快添加您的QQ,请您确认通过!
您已选择电话联系方式,课程顾问会尽快联系您!
您已选择“不联系”,课程顾问不会主动联系您。
如果后续您有需求,可以在个人中心主动添加销售微信或拨打客服电话:400-111-9811