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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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Revision as of 10:16, 19 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