Introduction

I History of the Problem

II Early Examples of V-C Compounds in Spanish

1. Previous Studies

2. V-C Compounds in Latin

3. The Earliest Examples Outside of Spain

4. Examples in Medieval Spanish

III The Development of V-C Compounds

IV V-C Compounds in Modern Spanish

1. The Structure of Compounds in Modern Spanish

2. The Uses of V-C Compounds in Modern Spanish

A. Contemptuous-Humorous Names of Persons

B. Names of Occupations

1. Contemptuous Names

2. Neutral Occupational Terms

C. Names of Instruments

D. Names of Plants

E. Names of Animals

1. Birds

2. Insects

3. Other Animals

F. Names of Kinds of Food and Drink

G. Names of Actions

H. Names of Games and Toys

I. Names Related to Martime Matters

J. Names of Articles of Clothing

K. Miscellaneous

V V-C Compounds in Adverbial Phrases

VI V-C Compounds in Verb Phrases

VII Other Finite Verb Compounds

VIII Conclusions

Appendix