Double Stress compounds

Question 1

N1 has a specific reference

Answer 1

N1+N2 resulting in a noun.

• N1 can also be a value.
  Ex.Ground floor /ɡraʊnd flɔː/
  *Noun-genitive cases
  Ex. Devil’s advocate /’dev əlz ˈæd vək ət/

Question 2

The referent is both N1 and N2

Answer 2

N1+N2 resulting in a noun.
Ex. Baby boy /,beɪb i bɔɪ
Acid Rain /,æs ɪd ‘reɪn/

Question 3

N1 (and sometimes also N2) is a proper name

Answer 3

N1+N2 results in a noun
Ex. Hyde park / haɪd pɑːk/
James Bond /,dʒeɪmz ‘bɒnd/

EXCEPTIONS: Home Office, Lake District, Labour Party.

Question 4

N1 is frequently a mass noun N2 is made of.

Answer 4

N1+N2 resulting in a noun. Implies intentionality.
Ex. Apple pie /,æp əl ‘paɪ
rope ladder /,rəʊp ˈlæd ə/

EXCEPTIONS: juice and cake

Question 5

Adjective + noun

Answer 5

Adj + N forms a noun

Question 6

Noun + Adjective

Answer 6

N+Adj forms an adjective
Ex. Brand new /,brænd njuː/
Navy blue / ,neɪvi ‘bluː/

Question 7

Adjective + Noun + Adjectival (-ed)

Answer 7

Adj + N-ed forms adjectives
old-fashioned /ˌəʊld ˈfæʃ ənd/
blue-eyed /blue-eyed /

Question 8

Noun 1 + Noun 2 + Adjectival (-ed)

Answer 8

N1 + N2-ed results in adjectives.
Ex. Homemade /ˌhəʊm ˈmeɪd/

Question 9

• Noun + participle

Answer 9

N + participle results on adjectives.
Ex. Handwritten /ˌhænd ˈrɪt ən /

Question 10

Verb-ing + Noun

Answer 10

V-ing + N froms a noun.
N is usually the subject of the verbal action in V.

Ex. Rolling stone /,rəʊl ɪŋ ‘stəʊn/

Question 11

Adjective 1 + Adjective 2

Answer 11

Adj1+Adj2 results on an adjective.
Ex. Dark green /,dɑːk ‘ɡriːn/

Question 12

Adjective + Verb-ing

Answer 12

Adj + V-ing forms adjectives.
Ex. easygoing /ˌiːz i ˈɡəʊ ɪŋ/

Question 13

Self + Verb-ing

Answer 13

They form adjectives.
Ex. self-catering /self ˈkeɪt‿ər ɪŋ /

Question 14

Noun (agent) + Adverb

Answer 14

They originate nouns.
Ex. Passerby /ˌpɑːs |ə ˈbaɪ /