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This chapter discusses compounding in Hebrew. Section 27.2 reviews constructs and compounds. Section 27.3 shows that there are at least two distinct types of N + N constructs: one, labelled an R-construct, whose nonhead is referential; and another, an M-construct, whose non-head is a modifier. It is shown that M-constructs, but not R-constructs, share important properties with compounds. Finally, Section 27.4 presents a sketchy outline of an analysis of constructs and compounds in Hebrew.

Keywords: Hebrew compounds, compounding, R-constructs, M-constructs

Hagit Borer

Hagit Borer is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southern California. A syntactician, her research focuses on the interaction of the properties of words and the properties of phrases, taking into consideration results in syntax, morphology, semantics, and language acquisition.

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