is a word-formation process consisting of combining two or more roots to form a compound .
COMPOUNDING
Is joining together 2 or more stems.
Types:
1) Without a connecting element
headache, heartbreak
2) With a vowel or consonant as a linking element
speedometer, craftsman
3) With a preposition or conjunction as a linking element
down-and-out (в ужасном положении, опустошенный)
son-in-law
Compounds can be classified according to their structure:
- consisting of simple stem
heartbreak - compounds where at least one stem is a derived one
football player - where one stem is clipped
Xmas
H-bag (handbag) - where one of the elements is also a compound
wastepaper basket
compound nouns, adjectives, verbs. - There are also the so-called reduplicative compounds:
Tick-tick, chow-chow