[...] two types of compounds, deictic and classificatory.
- Downing (2004), Pag. 202

Compounds differ from sentential structures in that they tipically name, rather than assert or describe.
- Downing (2004), Pag. 201

Li [...] contends that compounds generally have the following functions: "(1) to subcategorize the referents of nouns ("bowl" → sugar bowl, rice bowl etc.); "(2) to provide names ("Liberty Bell, Hoover Dam"); "(3) to serve as a means for "telegraphic speech" ("cradle song"-"a song to lull a child in the cradle to sleep")".
- Downing (2004), Pag. 175