In skinoe (ski + canoe), the word canoe functions as the semantic head, since skinoe is a type of canoe.
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In skinoe (ski + canoe), the word canoe functions as the semantic head, since skinoe is a type of canoe.
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For example, a dogbrella ‘an umbrella for a dog’ is a type of umbrella or a skinoe (based on ski and canoe) is a type of canoe. It is worth noting that some adjectives may also belong to this category, e.g. funtastic (fun + fantastic) ‘very enjoyable’.
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For instance, the endocentric blend skinoe, which results from the fusion of ski and canoe, is a hyponym of the second base word and the rightmost member functions as the head.
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