Native speakers of English usually find it very difficult to explain the difference between the prepositions over and above, but nevertheless have very clear intuitions about when each should be used. Today's post will be getting into some detail about the factors driving these intuitions. The system is quite beautiful in its logic and very revealing about semantic structure.
Showing posts with label metaphors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label metaphors. Show all posts
Monday, April 18, 2011
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