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On the use and meaning of prepositions
1968
Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior
This study explored the relationship between the use and meaning of 33 prepositions. The Ss composed sentences for each preposition and then found sensible substitutes for the preppositions; other Ss gave free associations to each preposition; and other Ss grouped the repositions according to their meaning. Patterns of prepositional similarity, derived for the three procedures, showed that prepositions with overlapping substitutes generally had overlappingcontexts insentences,
doi:10.1016/s0022-5371(68)80027-1
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