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<p>preposition, rarely particle, NP junctor</p> | <p>preposition, rarely particle, NP junctor</p> | ||
− | <p>often marks a possessor, a filiation | + | <p>often marks a possessor, or a filiation with a larger ensemble</p> |
*That car of hers is a real mess. | *That car of hers is a real mess. |
Revision as of 17:59, 20 January 2013
preposition, rarely particle, NP junctor
often marks a possessor, or a filiation with a larger ensemble
- That car of hers is a real mess.
- That kid of his is a real mess.
- That part of the house is a real mess.
etymology
from off
translation
Most often, de
NP junctor
N1 of N2 vs. N2 N1
- school of music // music school
- a friend of mine // my friend
- the ace of spades // *the king of white
- the spade ace // the white king
- left of center ≠ center left
partitive
- part of the picture
- a piece of the pie
- made up of visible and other, darker matters
more complicated cases
- a hell of a problem
- that jerk (of a) brother of mine