MORPHOLOGICAL AND SEMANTIC FUNCTIONS OF COMPOUND NOUNS IN THE PROCESS OF NAMING

Abstract

 This article explores the morphological and semantic mechanisms through which compound nouns contribute to the naming process, emphasizing their role in linguistic creativity and lexical innovation. The study examines how combinations of individual lexemes form new lexical items that reflect cognitive, cultural, and communicative needs. From a morphological perspective, compound nouns demonstrate productive patterns of word formation that enable speakers to generate new terminology without introducing entirely new roots. Semantically, they reveal diverse conceptual relationships between their components, such as attributive, subordinate, and appositional connections, which shape meaning and categorization. The analysis also highlights the cultural and technological significance of compounding as a tool for adapting language to modern realities. Overall, the research emphasizes that compound nouns are not only structural elements of language but also reflections of human thought, creativity, and social development.