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'''Dvāndva''' <NOWIKI>[</NOWIKI>ˈdvɑːndvə<NOWIKI>]</NOWIKI> is a [[compound]] in which there is a simple conjunction of two words, without any further [[dependency]] holding between them, so each element could be [[head]]. | |||
'''Dvāndva''' <NOWIKI>[</NOWIKI>ˈdvɑːndvə<NOWIKI>]</NOWIKI> is a compound | |||
=== Examples === | === Examples === | ||
* Austria-Hungary | * Austria-Hungary | ||
* freeze-dry | * freeze-dry | ||
* Bosnia-Herzegovina | |||
* mother-child'' | |||
* and possibly, ''player-coach''. | |||
=== Synonyms === | === Synonyms === | ||
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=== Origin === | === Origin === | ||
''Dvāndva'' arose by reduplication of the word ''dva'' ‘two’. | ''Dvāndva'' arose by reduplication of the word ''dva'' ‘two’. | ||
=== Link === | |||
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Dvanda+compound&lemmacode=1103 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Word formation]] | [[Category:Word formation]] | ||
[[Category:Morphology]] | |||
[[Category:Semantics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:06, 24 July 2014
Dvāndva [ˈdvɑːndvə] is a compound in which there is a simple conjunction of two words, without any further dependency holding between them, so each element could be head.
Examples
- Austria-Hungary
- freeze-dry
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- mother-child
- and possibly, player-coach.
Synonyms
Origin
Dvāndva arose by reduplication of the word dva ‘two’.
Link
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
- Trask, Robert Lawrence. 1992. A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics. London: Routledge.