Exercise 3
Decide what the syntactic head of the following compounds is and where it is in the structure. Comment on whether the meaning of the compounds may be composed of the meanings of its elements.
(1) | a | passer-by | f | catwalk |
b | greenhouse | g | brother-in-law | |
c | redneck | h | day job | |
d | coffee table | i | double sheepshead knot | |
e | attorney general | j | mousetrap |