Compounding
Compounding.
there is a joining of two separate
words to produce a single form. Thus, Lehn and Wort are combined to produce
Lehnwort in German. This combining process.
is very common in languages such as German and English, but much less common
in, languages such as French and Spanish. Common English compounds are.
bookcase, doorknob, fingerprint, sunburn, textbook,
wallpaper, wastebasket and waterbed.