than 전치사냐 접속사냐?

[Sir Henry]

than  

conj. 접속사

1. Used after a comparative adjective or adverb to introduce the second element or clause of an unequal comparison: She is a better athlete than I.

2. Used to introduce the second element after certain words indicating difference: He draws quite differently than she does.

3. When. Used especially after hardly and scarcely: I had scarcely walked in the door than the commotion started.

prep. Usage Problem 전치사나 아니라는 견해도 있다

In comparison or contrast with: could run faster than him; outclassed everyone other than her.

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[Middle English, from Old English thanne, than; see to- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: Since the 18th century grammarians have insisted that than should be regarded as a conjunction/ in all its uses, so that a sentence such as 'Bill is taller than Tom' should be construed as an elliptical version of the sentence 'Bill is taller than Tom is'.

than 을 접속사라 주장하여 than 뒤에온 불완전한 문장을 than 앞에온  완전 문장의 생략형으로 봐야한다고 하는 견해

According to this view, the case of a pronoun following than is determined /by whether the pronoun serves as the subject or object of the verb that is "understood." Thus, the standard rule requires Pat is taller than I (not me) /on the assumption that this sentence is elliptical/ for Pat is taller than I am but allows The news surprised Pat more than me, since this sentence is taken as elliptical /for The news surprised Pat more than it surprised me. However, than is quite commonly treated /as a preposition when followed /by an isolated noun phrase, and as such occurs /with a pronoun/ in the objective case: John is taller than me. Though this usage is still widely regarded as incorrect, it is predominant in speech and has reputable literary precedent, appearing/ in the writing /of such respected authors /as Shakespeare, Johnson, Swift, Scott, and Faulkner. It is also consistent /with the fact that than is clearly treated /as a preposition /in the than whom construction, as in a poet than whom (not than who) no one has a dearer place in the hearts of his countrymen. Still, the writer who risks a sentence/ like Mary is taller than him /in formal writing must be prepared/ to defend the usage against objections of critics who are unlikely to be dissuaded /from the conviction that the usage is incorrect. · Comparatives using as . . . as can be analyzed /as parallel /to those using than. Traditional grammarians insist that I am not as tall as he is the only correct form; in formal writing, one should adhere /to this rule. However, one can cite both literary precedent and syntactic arguments/ in favor of analyzing the second /as as a preposition (which would allow constructions such as I am not as tall as him).

격식영어/문체에서는 than/as(둘째) 를 접속사로 보아 그에 준하는 주격/목적격을 than 뒤에 써야하나

회화에서는 그런 엄격한 법이 적용되지 않으니 than/as 를 전치사로도 활욜한다는것

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