A Functional Study on“of”Phrase as Postmodifier in English NominalGroup

• 作者: 张淑玲
• 来源期刊: 海外英语
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: of postmodifier RELATIONAL PROCESS STRUCTURE MARKER
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（24）
• 页码范围: 88-90
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: H0

摘要

“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.