Glossary

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements Ix
4. Preface to the second edition XI
5. Symbols, abbreviations and features of format XIII
6. Chapter 1 Introduction and orientation 1
7. Chapter 2 Toward(s), to, in/into, inward, outward, through, out (of), from (vs off), away (from) 29
8. Chapter 3 On 1 , off, on 2 51
9. Chapter 4 In, on 1 , out, into 72
10. Chapter 5 Beside, along, against, alongside, aside 81
11. Chapter 6 Between, among(st) 89
12. Chapter 7 Across (from), opposite (from), on the other side (of), beyond 97
13. Chapter 8 Behind, on the other side (of), in back (of), in front (of) 103
14. Chapter 9 Above, over 109
15. Chapter 10 Around/Round, by, past 133
16. Chapter 11 By, near, past 144
17. Chapter 12 Under, below 156
18. Chapter 13 Back, backward(s) 167
19. Chapter 14 At 173
20. Chapter 15 Against 183
21. Chapter 16 Up, down 189
22. Chapter 17 Of 205
23. Chapter 18 With 214
24. Chapter 19 For 224
25. Chapter 20 To 233
26. Chapter 21 Survey and Index of important abstract notions expressed by prepositions 243
27. References 263
28. Glossary 268
29. General index 271