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