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Compound (linguistics)

In linguistics, a compound is a lexeme (less precisely, a word or sign) that consists of more than one stem. Compounding, composition or nominal composition is the process of word formation that creates compound lexemes. Compounding occurs when two or more words or signs are joined to make a longer word or sign. Consequently, a compound is a unit…

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Formation of compounds

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Compounding by language

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Compound (linguistics)

Nodes141
Edges140
Triples12
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014184
Components1

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
place name begins as spaced in most attestationsinstance ofthus a compound noun0.80text
then becomes hyphenated as place-nameinstance ofthus a compound noun0.80text
eventually solid as placenameinstance ofthus a compound noun0.80text
or the spaced compound noun file name directly becomes solid as filename without being hyphenated.Germaninstance ofthus a compound noun0.80text
a fellow West Germanic languageinstance ofthus a compound noun0.80text
has a somewhat different orthographyinstance ofthus a compound noun0.80text
whereby compound nouns are virtually always required to be solid or at least hyphenatedinstance ofthus a compound noun0.80text
Tolkappiyaminstance ofrules for compounding are laid down in grammars0.80text
Nannūlinstance ofrules for compounding are laid down in grammars0.80text
in various formsinstance ofrules for compounding are laid down in grammars0.80text
under the name punarcciinstance ofrules for compounding are laid down in grammars0.80text
in kovil from 'kōinstance ofSometimes phonemes may be inserted during the blending process0.80text

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