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Guest Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Prepositions

Hello,
could you please help to tell what is correct: "topical issues in linguistics" or "topical issues of linguistics". If both variants are acceptable, what could be the difference in the meaning? Thanks.
  

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Hello Guest 'Topical issues in linguistics' would mean 'aspects of linguistics that are currently much discussed'. 'Topical issues of linguistics' would mean 'things that derive from the study of linguistics and are currently much discussed'. But it's difficult to imagine a context in which someone could use the second phrase and expect to be understood.

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Guest 'Topical issues in linguistics' would mean 'aspects of linguistics that are currently much discussed'.
  • 'Topical issues of linguistics' would mean 'things that derive from the study of linguistics and are currently much discussed'.
  • But it's difficult to imagine a context in which someone could use the second phrase and expect to be understood.
  • MrP
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Hello Guest

'Topical issues in linguistics' would mean 'aspects of linguistics that are currently much discussed'.

'Topical issues of linguistics' would mean 'things that derive from the study of linguistics and are currently much discussed'.

But it's difficult to imagine a context in which someone could use the second phrase and expect to be understood.

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