Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
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Foreign-language school
Hello,
I go to a foreign-language school.
Its a school teaching a foreign language.
Is there a hyphen there?
Thank you.
I go to a foreign-language school.
Its a school teaching a foreign language.
Is there a hyphen there?
Thank you.
Top answer
In simple terms, no hyphen is required in your second example because no ambiguity arises as to the intended meaning without one. We understand that the school teaches a foreign language . Phrases like this comprising a head noun ("language") and an attributive modifier ("foreign") are called 'composite nominals'.
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In simple terms, no hyphen is required in your second example because no ambiguity arises as to the intended meaning without one. We understand that the school teaches a foreign language. Phrases like this comprising a head noun ("language") and an attributive modifier ("foreign") are called 'composite nominals'.
In your first example the meaning of "foreign-language" that is ascri
In your first example the meaning of "foreign-language" that is ascri
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