Anyone writing texts in English is constantly faced with the unavoidable question whether to use open spelling (drinking fountain), hyphenation (far-off) or solid spelling (airport) for individual compounds. While some compounds commonly occur with alternative spellings, others show a very clear bias for one form. This book tests over 60 hypotheses and explores the patterns underlying the spelling of English compounds from a variety of perspectives. Based on a sample of 600 biconstituent compounds with identical spelling in all reference works in which they occur (200 each with open, hyphenated and solid spelling), this empirical study analyses large amounts of data from corpora and dictionaries and concludes that the spelling of English compounds is not chaotic but actually correlates with a large number of statistically significant variables. An easily applicable decision tree is derived from the data and an innovative multi-dimensional prototype model is suggested to account for the results.

Both compounds and multi-word expressions are complex lexical units, made up of at least two constituents. The most basic difference is that the former are morphological objects and the latter result from syntactic processes. However, the exact demarcation between compounds and multi-word expressions differs greatly from language to language and is often a matter of debate in and across languages. Similarly debated is whether and how these two different kinds of units complement or compete with each other. The volume presents an overview of compounds and multi-word expressions in a variety of European languages. Central questions that are discussed for each language concern the formal distinction between compounds and multi-word expressions, their formation and their status in lexicon and grammar. The volume contains chapters on German, English, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Finnish, and Hungarian as well as a contrastive overview with a focus on German. It brings together insights from word-formation theory, phraseology and theory of grammar and aims to contribute to the understanding of the lexicon, both from a language-specific and cross-linguistic perspective.

The Compound Words (7,000 Compound and Hyphenated Words) For free sample lessons, visit SpellingRules.com Over 5,000 compound words and 2,000 hyphenated words are grouped alphabetically, colored, and prepared for children and adults to read and learn. For instance, 106 compound words and 29 hyphenated words that begin with an "a" are grouped, colored, and listed on three pages. A compound word is a word composed of two or more words, as in "cannot." A hyphenated word is a word made of the two or more words, which are separated by hyphens, as in "face-to-face." Linguist Camilia Sadik spent 15 years intensely dissecting English to make spelling logical and possible for all ages and all types of learners. Other Spelling Books by Camilia Sadik are: 100 Spelling Rules, Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day (6 volumes: A, E, I, O, U, Consonants), Read Instantly, Teachers' Guide, and ESL Books. Using any of the 10 phonics-based spelling books by Camilia Sadik, children or adults, apply a spelling rule, read aloud the practice lessons that follow that rule, and learn the spelling of hundreds of words at a time. Dyslexia in spelling and in writing letters in reverse ends, after learning to spell and after slowing down to write words slowly. Visit SpellingRules.com

This controversial new book addresses the linguistic problems around compounds: words which sit on the borderline of syntax and morphology.

The first comprehensive study of the use of compound words in Old English poetry, homilies, and philosophy, Joinings explores the effect of compounds on style, pace, clarity, and genre in Anglo-Saxon vernacular literature. Jonathan Davis-Secord demonstrates how compounds affect the pacing of passages in Beowulf, creating slow-motion narrative at moments of significant violence; how their structural complexity gives rhetorical emphasis to phrases in the homilies of Wulfstan; and how they help to mix quotidian and elevated diction in Cynewulf's Juliana and the Old English translations of Boethius. His work demonstrates that compound words were the epitome of Anglo-Saxon vernacular verbal art, combining grammar, style, and culture in a manner unlike any other feature of Old English.

The Compound Words (7,000 Compound and Hyphenated Words) 1-Over 7,000 compound and hyphenated words are isolated in this 152-page colored book. For sample lessons, visit us at SpellingRules.com 2- Over 5,000 compound words and 2,000 hyphenated words are grouped alphabetically, colored, and prepared for adults and children to read and learn. 3-For instance, 106 compound words and 29 hyphenated words that begin with an "a" are grouped, colored, and listed on three pages. 4-Linguist Camilia Sadik spent 15 years intensely dissecting English to make spelling logical and possible for all ages and all types of learners. 5-A compound word is a word composed of two or more words, as in "cannot." A hyphenated word is a word made of the two or more words, which are separated by hyphens, as in "face-to-face." 6-Learning the 7,000 words is fun and easy. You will learn the spelling of hundreds of words at a time, simply by looking at these words. 7-If you wish to memorize quickly hundreds of words at a time from this book, read the words aloud slowly as many times as needed until you memorize their spelling. 8-Reading grouped words aloud helps you memorize the spelling of the words naturally, without forced memorization. 9-Other Spelling Books by Camilia Sadik are: 1. Read Instantly 2. Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day (6 volumes: A, E, I, O, U, Consonants) 3. 100 Spelling Rules 4. Teachers' Guide 5. ESL Books 10-Using any of the 10 phonics-based spelling books by Camilia Sadik, children or adults, apply a spelling rule, read aloud the practice lessons that follow that rule, and learn the spelling of hundreds of words at a time. 11-Dyslexia in spelling and in writing letters in reverse ends, after learning to spell and after slowing down to write words slowly. For sample lessons and much more, visit us at SpellingRules.com