S/N | Major Semantic Categories | Specific Meaning Types | Forms (with frequency of occurrence) | N | Type Sum | Total | % |
1 | Respect | a) Respect/ disregard | in terms of (145) in respect of (22) in view of (21) with respect to (20) with regard to (16) with reference to (5) in respect to (2) in reference to (1) in light of (1) | 9 | 233 | 289 | 49 |
b) Support | in favour of (28) in support of (8) with support from (1) | 3 | 37 | ||||
c) Connection | in relation to (14) in connection with (4) in association with (1) | 3 | 19 | ||||
2 | Process | a) Agreement | in line with (26) in accordance with (23) in consonance with (3) in consultation with (2) in conformity (2) in adherence to (1) in tune with (1) in compliance with (1) | 8 | 59 | 106 | 18 |
b) Disagreement/ Contrast | in contrast with (2) in comparison with (1) in opposition to (1) at variance with (1) | 4 | 5 | ||||
c) Participation/ Cooperation | in touch with (19) in contact with (6) in conjunction with (5) in collaboration with (2) in alliance with (1) in follower-ship with (1) | 6 | 34 | ||||
d) Manner | in form of | 1 | 7 | ||||
e) Means/Agency | by means of | 1 | 1 | ||||
f) Guidance | Nil | 0 | 0 | ||||
3 | Delimitation | a) Addition | in addition to (38) | 1 | 38 | 83 | 14 |
b) Replacement | on behalf of (31) in place of (3) in lieu of (3) in behalf of (1) in preference for (1) | 6 | 39 | ||||
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| c) Range | in excess of (4) | 1 | 4 |
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