Definition
Coordinative compounds are compounds where there is no overt head. The meaning of coordinative compounds is the sum of the compounded morphemes taken together.
Examples
- Secwepemctsín:
- Gibson (1973) provides an example of coordinative compounds in Secwepemctsín, exemplified as follows:
- płskʷoséʔ kə ‘I have a son‘
- Comprised of pł- ‘possess’ + -skʷoséʔ ‘son‘ + -kə inflection
- płskʷoséʔ kə ‘I have a son‘
- Gibson (1973) provides an example of coordinative compounds in Secwepemctsín, exemplified as follows:
