Re: word order of adjectives

>
>Dicey because not all "X student" juxtapositions
>are compounds. I don't think I'd see "physics and
>chemistry student" as a compound, for example.
>
>Padraic.
OK, I think we're basically in agreement.  The original context was
takatuna being surprised (as I understood it, anyway) that there was this
"adjective zone":

<<IV Words which are usually nouns, or closely related to nouns, are
placed next to the head. They include nationality adjectives (American,
Gothic), noun-like adjectives which mean 'involving' or 'relating to
(medical, social), and straightforward nouns (tourism brochure,
Lancashire factory).>>

The main point, of course, is that there *are* this nounlike modifiers
which don't quite form compounds - quite apart from whether these -student
(near-)compounds make for good examples.

*sigh*  Maybe I'll just keep quiet next time.

Ian

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