This document discusses compound words in English and provides examples of different types of compound words. It analyzes compounds made of a noun and verb with "-ing", adjective and noun, noun and adjective, adjective, noun and adjective with "-ed", and adjective and verb with "-ing". The document is from an English phonetics and phonology class and examines stress patterns in compound words.

1. COMPOUND WORDS
English Phonetics and Phonology II
Prof. Veronica Gargantini
2012

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

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

4. 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 wo rk fo r the charity
co nsume s time .
 Eye-catching
 Ground-breaking.

5. 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,…

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Adjective+verb –ing 3.6.11
 Easygoing
 Good-looking
 High-flying.
 Hard-working
 Loose-fitting