Sentences with EXOCENTRIC-COMPOUND
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"She's studying the structure of exocentric compounds in her research."
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"In English, exocentric compounds lack a head that defines the category of the compound."
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"The linguistic properties of exocentric compounds vary across languages."
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"The formation of exocentric compounds can be unpredictable."
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"In some cases, the meaning of an exocentric compound cannot be inferred from its constituent words."
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"The existence of exocentric compounds is a topic of debate in linguistic research."
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"Some exocentric compounds are considered idiosyncratic expressions."
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"Grammatical theories differ in their treatment of exocentric compounds."
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"The study of exocentric compounds is crucial for understanding language structure."
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"Understanding the internal structure of exocentric compounds is challenging."
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"The analysis of exocentric compounds is an ongoing research area."
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"Interpreting exocentric compounds relies on the context and collocational patterns."
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"An exocentric compound like 'blackbird' is a compound word that does not have the same meaning as its individual components."
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"In the exocentric compound 'pickpocket', the meaning of the whole does not correspond to the sum of its parts."
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"The exocentric compound 'butterfly' refers to a type of insect, not a combination of butter and a fly."
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"An exocentric compound like 'blindfold' is formed by combining two words with a meaning that is unrelated to either word alone."
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"In 'ladybug', an exocentric compound, the meaning of the whole does not depend on the meaning of 'lady' or 'bug' individually."
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"The exocentric compound 'hot dog' refers to a type of food, not a dog that is hot."
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"An exocentric compound, such as 'bluebird', has a meaning that is different from its constituent words."
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"In English, 'screwdriver' is an exocentric compound that does not refer to a tool for driving screws or a person who drives screws."
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"An exocentric compound like 'washcloth' is a word that denotes a type of cloth used for washing, rather than indicating a cloth that washes itself."
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"The exocentric compound 'firefly' refers to a type of insect, not a fly made of fire."
