Syntactic-Semantic Characteristics of Exocentric Compound Words in English

Authors

  • Anvarova Sayyoraxon Minavarjon kizi English language department of applied disciplines-3 English language faculty-3, Uzbekistan state world languages university, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, sayyora

Keywords:

exocentric compound words, composition, metaphor, metonymy, phraseological union, idiomatic expression

Abstract

The article deals with syntactic-semantic, linguistic-cognitive and national-cultural characteristics of exocentric compound words in English. the problem of semantic exocentricity of compound words in English, an analogy is drawn between exocomposites and idiomatic expressions; a mechanism is proposed to assess the level of idiomaticity of an exocentric compound word based on the degree of manifestation of metaphorical and metonymic meaning.

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Published

2023-04-11

How to Cite

Minavarjon kizi , A. S. . (2023). Syntactic-Semantic Characteristics of Exocentric Compound Words in English. Miasto Przyszłości, 34, 96–99. Retrieved from https://miastoprzyszlosci.com.pl/index.php/mp/article/view/1260

Issue

Vol. 34 (2023): Miasto Przyszłości

Section

Articles