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john benjamins publishing would like to call your attention to the following reference title : english prepositions explained seth lindstromberg ( hilderstone college , uk ) 1997 . ca . 330 pp us / canada : hb : 1 55619 525 7 price : usd 75 . 00 pb : 1 55619 526 5 price : usd 29 . 95 rest of the world : hb : 90 272 2171 5 price : nlg 150 , pb : 90 272 2172 3 price : nlg 60 english prepositions explained has been written both for non-native and native speakers of english and is intended for : teachers of english ; translators ; materials writers ; advanced students of english ; frequent users of english generally . english prepositions explained furnishes information about english prepositions that is available in no other book currently in print . epe both complements and is complemented by the bbi dictionary of english word combinations , which lists common collocations ( including prepositional collocations ) in a fashion that makes them readily locatable . like a grammar handbook , epe describes how prepositions and directional adverbs are used . its main work , however , consists in providing answers to the following questions : what meanings does each preposition have ? ; how are a preposition 's different meanings related ? ; which meaning ( s ) underlie this or that usage ? ; which usages are true idioms and which express systematic meaning ? ; what are the major semantic families of preposition ? ; where are the boundaries in meaning between the prepositions within each family ? ; when various prepositions are usable in the same context , what different meaning or nuance does each contribute and why ? ; what is the role of metaphor in the english system of prepositions ? ; what is a phrasal verb and to what extent do they reflect systematic meanings ? explanations are liberally supported with iconic / pictorial illustrations and examples of usage . it is this explanatory , rather than merely descriptive , approach which makes epe a unique resource for creative writing . covering more than seventy , mostly spatial and temporal , prepositions , it presents a picture of remarkable systematicity . among epe 's twenty-three chapters are : an overview of the grammar and semantics of prepositions ( of place , path and time ) and of directional adverbs ; nineteen chapters on families of prepositions ; a chapter on phrasal verbs ; a summary of key abstract notions expressed by prepositions . epe is fully indexed and includes a glossary of terms and an annotated bibliography . bernadette martinez - keck publicity / marketing tel : ( 215 ) 836-1200 fax : ( 215 ) 836-1204 e-mail : bernie @ benjamins . com john benjamins north america po box 27519 philadelphia pa 19118-0519 check out the john benjamins web site : http : / / www . benjamins . com /
