Compounding is regarded as the most productive word-formation process in English. Numerous aspects of compounds have been examined so far – and surely the examinations will continue, as a high production in the formation of new words provides a wide range of data analysis and eventually new findings in the field of linguistics.
The following report is based on a research project investigating the subject of English compounds with a special focus on their semantic and structural types in novels. Some leading research questions will investigate whether any semantic and structural types are more prominent than other ones, what kind of different spellings occur and to which word-class the majority of compounds belongs.
The report begins with the theoretical background and the methodology including some important facts about the used data, the data-collection and the procedure of the analysis. Then, the results will be presented, and at the end the main findings will be summed up.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Theoretical Background
- Methodology
- Results for Novels
- Conclusion
- References
Objectives and Key Themes
This research project investigates the semantic and structural types of English compounds, with a specific focus on their use in novels. The report aims to analyze whether certain semantic and structural types are more prevalent than others, explore different spelling variations, and determine the dominant word class of these compounds.
- Semantic types of compounds (endocentric, exocentric, copulative)
- Structural types of compounds (nominal, verbal, adjectival)
- Compound spelling (open, solid, hyphenated)
- Prevalence of specific compound types in novels
- Analysis of word-class distribution among compounds
Chapter Summaries
- Introduction: This chapter provides an overview of the research project and its focus on English compounds. It introduces the main research questions and outlines the structure of the report.
- Theoretical Background: This chapter explores the theoretical framework of compound formation in English, focusing on key concepts such as grammatical head, semantic type (endocentric, exocentric, copulative), and structural types (nominal, verbal, adjectival).
- Methodology: This chapter details the methodology used in the research, including data collection, analysis procedures, and the specific characteristics of the data used (novels).
Keywords
The report's key focus areas include English compounds, semantic types, structural types, word-class distribution, compound spelling variations, and analysis of compound usage in novels.
- Quote paper
- Incinur Cakir (Author), 2016, Semantic and Structural Types of English Compounds in Novels, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/382675
