“Of”is the most common preposition in English.Based on the examination of 492 nominal groups with“of”phrase as the postmodifier,this study explored the functions of“of”and concluded that“of”primarily functions...“Of”is the most common preposition in English.Based on the examination of 492 nominal groups with“of”phrase as the postmodifier,this study explored the functions of“of”and concluded that“of”primarily functions as a minor verb instead of a structure marker.Furthermore,the study investigated what processes“of”mainly represents when functioning as a minor verb.展开更多
文摘“Of”is the most common preposition in English.Based on the examination of 492 nominal groups with“of”phrase as the postmodifier,this study explored the functions of“of”and concluded that“of”primarily functions as a minor verb instead of a structure marker.Furthermore,the study investigated what processes“of”mainly represents when functioning as a minor verb.
