Timeline for Is there a term for how English replaces the preposition "of" by putting the word that comes after "of" before the word that comes before "of"?
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| May 12, 2020 at 2:59 | comment | added | Tim Osborne | The process is known is compounding. It is a very productive mechanism in many languages. Compounds are viewed as single words insofar as the have one main word accent, although they are often written as two or more words. | |
| May 12, 2020 at 2:00 | comment | added | curiousdannii♦ | They're not "replacements", they're just alternative ways of constructing phrases. If anything, the "of" phrases are the replacements, as they are far more unusual phrases and would be marked in normal conversation. | |
| May 12, 2020 at 1:57 | answer | added | matan-matika | timeline score: 2 | |
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