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Teo Posted 20 years ago
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pre-modifier, post-modifier

0A: the involved countries, the concerned people, the navigable rivers02br
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00B: the countries involved, the people concerned, the rivers navigable02br
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00What's the difference 01font00in meaning 02font00between A and B?0-
  

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02br 02br 00-01i 00Ed02i 00 verb forms do, however, often post-modify, because they can be construed as elliptical clauses: 01i 00the countries (that are) involved, the people (who are) concerned02i 00. Aside from the fact that some 01i 00-ed02i 00 forms do not normally pre-modify (*01i 00the found keys, *the built house02i 00) and others do not naturally post-modify (01i 00*love unrequited, *dancer tired02i 00), I see difference only in style and not in meaning. 0-

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  • 02br 02br 00-01i 00Ed02i 00 verb forms do, however, often post-modify, because they can be construed as elliptical clauses: 01i 00the countries (that are) involved, the people (who are) concerned02i 00.
  • Aside from the fact that some 01i 00-ed02i 00 forms do not normally pre-modify (*01i 00the found keys, *the built house02i 00) and others do not naturally post-modify (01i 00*love unrequited, *dancer tired02i 00), I see difference only in style and not in meaning.
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1i00The rivers navigable02i00 does not work.02br
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00-01i00Ed02i00 verb forms do, however, often post-modify, because they can be construed as elliptical clauses: 01i00the countries (that are) involved, the people (who are) concerned02i00. Aside from the fact that some 01i00-ed02i00 f
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0I'm going to be awkward here because I do see a difference in meanings. At least as far as the countries and people are concerned (ha ha)/02br
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00the involved countries, the concerned people, the navigable rivers.02br
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00To me these mean that the nouns are actively 'doing' the verb. The countries are involved in something, the people are feeling c
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0 How about 01i00mission impossible02i00 and 01i00impossible mission02i00? 0-
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