TABLE OF CONTENTS // Part One COMPOUNDS // Lesson One // On comprehending the term (compound9... 7 // Lesson Two // Compounds in Czech, German, Spanish, and English... 15 // Lesson Three // Prosodic and orthographic signals of (English) compounds... 27 // Lesson Four // Diachronic notes on English compounds... 35 // Lesson Five // English compounds as a cross-cutting term of idiomatology... 41 // Part Two COMPOUNDING // General remarks... 51 // Discussing ambiguity... 52 // Types of compounds... 62 // Theories of word-formation // with special reference to compounding... 73 // Theories of compound interpretation... 116 // References and further readings. // 132