The Hierarchical Structure of Compound and Derived Words

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 100, Thi-Qar University (College of Education for Humanities), course: M.A. Course, language: English, abstract: This paper is about the hierarchical structure of words in English language. It deals with the ways of analyzing word structures and morphological trees. The hierarchical structure of words suggests the division of compound and derived words into their basic constituents. The hierarchical structure is obvious in compound words more than in derived words. So, in this article, the author will be dealing with the hierarchical structure of compound words first and then of the derived words.

Ahmed M. Hashim is an English language trainer, holding an M.A. in Psycholinguistics, and Applied Linguistics from Dhi Qar University, and a Dip in Social Media and IT from VCU in Virginia, USA. He has been teaching English for more than 6 years in different oil companies like Gazprom, British Petroleum, and TOC. He is currently teaching at the National University for Science and Technology and at Language Solutions International