Words

My try: 

      1.  The neighborhood Elaine Bolt lived in was composed of modest 1930' bungalows mixed with occasional apartment complexes.

          Is "apartment complex" a compound word?  I think yes. Whare is the main stress and the secondary stress? In compound words, stress is always on the first element, that is , here stress is on "apartment".

         2.  ...dentists who were willing to give you twilight sleep so you could have your teeth cleaned without cringing.

                 Is "twilight sleep  " a compound word? It seems so here. I couldn't find it on the list of compound words but normally you can't give a sleep.  Whare is the main stress and the secondary stress? Always on the first element. Stress is on "twilight".

                There are also some:

             fume-spewing manufacturing

             a combination of modern and mock-Spanish

             a palm-planted courtyard

             a glass-enclosed lobby 

             Are these words linked by the hyphens compound words? Yes they are. Where are the main stresses and the secondary stresses? The main stress is always on the first elements in compound words.  Are all of words linked by hyphens compound words? I was taught that all the words linked by hypens are compound words. How to recognize them? The joining of two or more seperate words to produce a single form is called compounding. An adjective or a noun is joined to make a noun for example. If there is two seperate words and it gives us a different meaning you can say that it is a compound word. For example: 

spoon-feed: N+V . This is a verb. If you feed babies with spoon, it is called spoon-feeding.  

over+look: Preposition+ verb. This is a verb.

Philip wrote:

I will address the stress question, leaving that of compound words to others. The stress on each segment will remain essentially the same, hyphen or no hyphen.

Hello Philip, so how do you understand what the other person means when she/he should happen to say: 

"I live near green house" Is this a compound word or a house which is green?  

Thanks.