Branches of linguistics. Synchronic vs diachronic approaches to the language study. Lexicology – ‘the science of the word’ Lexicon

According to the type of relationship between the components

-in coordinative (copulative) compounds neither of the components dominates the other, e.g. fifty-fifty, whisky-and-soda, driver-conductor;

-in subordinative (determinative) compounds the components are neither structurally nor semantically equal in importance but are based on the domination of one component over the other, e.g. coffeepot, Oxford-educated, to headhunt, blue-eyed, red-haired etc.

According to the type of relationship between the components, subordinative compounds are classified into: