On the Dependent Prepositions of Certain Deverbals in Romanian and in English
On the Dependent Prepositions of Certain Deverbals in Romanian and in English

Summary/Abstract: The fact that verbs with dependent prepositions belong to the core vocabulary of both English and Romanian is proven by examples such as apologize for, depend on, rely on/upon, resort to, thank for, etc. and a se abona la,a aduce cu, a beneficia de, a conta pe, etc. At the same time, they show that the dependent prepositions are compulsory for the verbal constructions under discussion, a fact that becomes even more obvious if we take into account that the verbs transmit the dependent preposition to their derivatives – deverbal nouns and adjectives. Our aim is to compare and highlight the fact that deverbal nouns both in Romanian and in English “inherit” the dependent prepositions of the respective verbal bases.

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