Talk:on top
Latest comment: 15 years ago by Brett in topic Status as a compound preposition
Status as a compound preposition change
It is difficult to see whether on top is actually a compound preposition, although that is the analysis favoured here. The alternative is a "layered head analysis" (See CGEL p. 620). Under such an analysis, on top is a preposition phrase (PP) composed of a preposition and a noun phrase functioning as its complement. This entire PP then takes a complement, usually another PP as in the following tree with the example of in case:--Brett 13:28, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
