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*There is no clear semantic criterion. | |||
*since prepositions don't show morphological change in English, there is no morphological criterion either. | |||
*synctactic test: | |||
**Prepositions occur right before an NP, i.e. in the environment: __ NP | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 21 April 2017
- There is no clear semantic criterion.
- since prepositions don't show morphological change in English, there is no morphological criterion either.
- synctactic test:
- Prepositions occur right before an NP, i.e. in the environment: __ NP