| Lemma | classificatory compound |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Downing (2004) |
| Titolo | ON THE CREATION AND USE OF ENGLISH COMPOUND NOUNS |
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| Citazioni | [...] two types of compounds, deictic and classificatory. [...] it is probably the case that most compounds start out as deictic, but only those based on permanent, classificatorily relevant relationships survive beyond the original coding situation. |