Compounds and compounding

Are compounds words or phrases - or are they neither or both? How should we classify compounds? How can we deal with the fact that the relationship between the elements of sugar pill ('pill made of sugar') is different from that in sea-sickness pill ('pill to prevent sea-sickness'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bauer, Laurie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2017
Series:Cambridge studies in linguistics
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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