PamQueue Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Sovereignty Over/Of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Hong_Kong
"The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China, referred to as ‘the Return’ or ‘the Reunification’ by the Chinese and ‘the Handover’ by others, took place on 1 July 1997. The event marked the end of British rule, and the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to China."
How is "sovereignty over Hong Kong" different from "sovereignty of Hong Kong"?
"The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China, referred to as ‘the Return’ or ‘the Reunification’ by the Chinese and ‘the Handover’ by others, took place on 1 July 1997. The event marked the end of British rule, and the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to China."
How is "sovereignty over Hong Kong" different from "sovereignty of Hong Kong"?
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary gives us this: sovereignty 2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : autonomy ___________ The UK formerly had sovereignty over Hong Kong, that is, it had supreme power over Hong Kong. Suppose, though, that Hong Kong had sovereignty. The sovereignty of Hong Kong is its freedom from external control.
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary gives us this:
sovereignty
2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : autonomy
___________
The UK formerly had sovereignty over Hong Kong, that is, it had supreme power over Hong Kong.
Suppose, though, that Hong Kong had sove
sovereignty
2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : autonomy
___________
The UK formerly had sovereignty over Hong Kong, that is, it had supreme power over Hong Kong.
Suppose, though, that Hong Kong had sove
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The example in the first post ends with:
".....the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to China."
So there is a slight mistake there, and "of" should be "over"?
".....the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to China."
So there is a slight mistake there, and "of" should be "over"?
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PamQueueThe example in the first post ends with:I think you are right. I myself would have used 'over' in that last sentence, not 'of'.
"..the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to China."
So there is a slight mistake there, and "of" should be "over"?
CJ
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