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:''wind + northern = the north wind'' | :''wind + northern = the north wind'' | ||
Compounds headed by the final noun are largely 'kind of noun' compounds, whereas more coordinative compounds will be right-branching. | Compounds headed by the final noun are largely 'kind of noun' compounds (noun-noun/adj-noun), whereas more coordinative compounds will be right-branching, often of a noun-adjective form. | ||
====Incorporation==== | ====Incorporation==== | ||
Nouns and adverbs can be incorporated into verbs as they can into adjectives. This is primarily a derivational, rather than grammatical, device. | Nouns and adverbs can be incorporated into verbs as they can into adjectives. This is primarily a derivational, rather than grammatical, device. | ||