Independent work on lexicology Theme: Conversion

There are different semantic relations between the components of «stone wall» combinations. E.I. Chapnik classified them into the following groups:

• There are different semantic relations between the components of «stone wall» combinations. E.I. Chapnik classified them into the following groups:
• 1. time relations, e.g. evening paper,
• 2. space relations, e.g. top floor,
• 3. relations between the object and the material of which it is made, e.g. steel helmet,
• 4. cause relations, e.g. war orphan,
• 5. relations between a part and the whole, e.g. a crew member,
• 6. relations between the object and an action, e.g. arms production,
• 7. relations between the agent and an action e.g. government threat, price rise,
• 8. relations between the object and its designation, e.g. reception hall,
• 9. the first component denotes the head, organizer of the characterized object, e.g. Clinton government, Forsyte family,
• 10. the first component denotes the field of activity of the second component, e.g. language teacher, psychiatry doctor,
• 11. comparative relations, e.g. moon face,
• 12. qualitative relations, e.g. winter apples.

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