I like to know when noun is used as adjective.
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1It's not properly an adjective. It's a noun acting attributively. There are some answers here: ell.stackexchange.com/questions/210865/… ; ell.stackexchange.com/questions/171959/… ; ell.stackexchange.com/questions/257675/…– rjpondCommented Sep 6, 2020 at 9:07
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Oxford is noun but here it is functioning as an adjective
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Really? I thought it was always a noun.– user119042Commented Sep 6, 2020 at 7:05
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Oxford is describing dictionary.Nouns can also function as an adjective.for more info about nouns functioning as an adjective you can use the following link englishclub.com/grammar/nouns-adjective.htm– MuzaffarCommented Sep 6, 2020 at 7:12
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Then, What is difference between compound noun and noun adjective?– Md HaqueCommented Sep 6, 2020 at 7:32
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3"Oxford" is a noun in the proper name Oxford Dictionary, which we say has composite heads. Note that nouns don't function as adjectives -- they may function as subjects, objects, heads, modifiers and complements etc. Not everything that modifies a noun is an adjective!– BillJCommented Sep 6, 2020 at 9:16