What is a postpositional phrase?

Definition
	A postpositional phrase is an adpositional phrase in which a postposition is the head. The postposition follows its complement.
	The phrase is an exocentric construction that functions as an adjectival or adverbial modifier. The complement to the postposition is typically one of the following:
	Noun Noun phrase Pronoun

Generic
	A postpositional phrase is a kind of
	What is an adpositional phrase?

Source
	Comrie 1989 91

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Concept module: postpositional phrase
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): P
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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