1. INTRODUCTION 3

2. LEXICO-SEMANTIC PECULIARITIES OF THE COMPOUND WORDS IN MODERN ENGLISH 7

2.1 The definition of the term “Compound words” 11

2.2 Classification of compound words 13

2.2.1 Classification of the compound words from the point of view of the way of the different ways of composition 13

2.2.2 Classification of the compound words from the point of view of the way of the compounds are linked together 13

2.2.3 Coordinative and subordinative compound words and their types 16

CONCLUSIONS 20

RESUME 22

РЕФЕРАТ 24

BIBLIOGRAPHY 26