TYPOGRAPHIC TECHNICAL SERIES FOR APPRENTICES—PART VI, NO. 36
COMPOUND WORDS
A STUDY OF THE PRINCIPLES
OF COMPOUNDING, THE COMPONENTS
OF COMPOUNDS, AND THE
USE OF THE HYPHEN
BY
FREDERICK W. HAMILTON, LL. D.
EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR
UNITED TYPOTHETÆ OF AMERICA.
PUBLISHED BY THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
UNITED TYPOTHETAE OF AMERICA
1918
Copyright, 1918
United Typothetae of America
Chicago, Ill.
PREFACE
The subject of compounds is one of the most difficult of the mattersrelating to correct literary composition. The difficulty arises from thefact that usage, especially in the matter of the presence or absence ofthe hyphen, is not clearly settled. Progressive tendencies are at workand there is great difference of usage, even among authorities of thefirst rank, with regard to many compounds in common use.
An attempt is made to show first the general character of the problemsinvolved. Then follows a discussion of the general principles ofcompounding. The general rules for the formation of compounds are statedand briefly discussed. The various components of compounds are fullyanalyzed and tabulated. The best modern usage in the matter of theemployment of the hyphen is set forth in a series of rules. The whole isconcluded by practical advice to the compositor as to the use of therules in the actual work of the office.
CONTENTS
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| Introduction | 1 | |
| General Principles | 4 | |
| Accent in Compounding | 5 | |
| The Formation of Compounds | 6 | |
| Components of Compounds | 7 | |
| Rules for the Use of the Hyphen | 9 | |
| Supplementary Reading | 16 | |
| Review Questions | 17 |
COMPOUND WORDS
INTRODUCTION
The English language contains a great many words and phrases which aremade up of two or more words combined or related in such a way as toform a new verbal phrase having a distinct meaning of its own anddiffering in meaning from the sum of the component words taken singly.Income and outgo, for example, have quite definite meani