Are there any ways to make attributive nouns as non-restrictive?

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I want to use nouns functioning as adjectives as non-restrictive, but I don't know how it can be used as non-restrictive.
For example:
When it comes to adjectives or appositives, I can use them moved into the place after head nouns, adding commas between them as non-restrictive.
But, when it comes to nouns, I cannot use conventional ways. (ex. 'apple juice' not into 'juice, apple') So, how can I make nouns modifiers non-restrictive?

Greybeard · Accepted Answer

So, how can I make nouns modifiers non-restrictive?

The simple answer is "You can't". A noun acting as an attributive adjective, and indeed, all attributive adjectives, are defining.
Nouns can act adjectivally to modify the following noun in this way:
[Noun1] [noun2] = the [noun2] associated with [noun1]
The Language Department = the department associated with language.
A beer bottle = a bottle associated with beer.
There can be several nouns together:
A beer bottle shape = a shape associated with a bottle that is itself associated with beer.
NB: When nouns are used together like this, they form one compound noun and cannot be separated.
The modern {Language Department}
*The Language modern Department

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