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Tue 29 Aug, 2006 09:32 pm
If one will scoff at the study of language, how, save in terms of language, will one scoff?
Questions:
1;Is "save in terms of language" a parenthesis?
2;Is "save" a verb or a prep?
3;Which grouping is correct:
A) save in / terms of language
B) save /in terms of language
Thanks in advance!
Save here means "except", "apart from" I think.
The sentence roughly means: Apart from using language, how can those who scoff at the study of language scoff at the study of language?
Save in other occasions can mean "but".
These are rather archaic uses, also frequently seen in poetry.
JB
J_B is right
It is (B), and means "except" in your example.
It is an old-fashioned usage
Thank you two guys!
So grammatically, "save in terms of language" is a parenthesis?
And "save" here is a preposition??
Could a
prepositional phrase be another preposition's object?? If the answer is yes, could you give me more examples?
Best regards!
Blues
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