1.1.1.2.2. Coordinate compounds

Coordinate compounds involve members belonging to the same grammatical category which stay in a conjunction symmetrical relation. This can be an and or an or relation.

         An example of coordinate compound is the sign mother^father, meaning โ€˜parentsโ€™.

 

               

         mother^father

         โ€˜Parentsโ€™ (recreated from Santoro, 2018: 46)

 

Another example of coordinate compound is yes^no, already show above and repeated here.

 

                

         yes^no

         โ€˜(To) do something despite uncertainty or riskโ€™ (recreated from Santoro, 2018: 55)

        

This is a coordinate compound, which involves the sign yes and the sign no.