Dear teacher,
Lang was through his long career singularly unaltered; he never changed his point of view; what he liked and admired as a youth he liked and admired as an elderly man.
Q : I think there should be a comma or "and" like this.
=> "what he liked and admired as youth ,(and what) he liked and admired as an elderly man."
What do you think?
Q2 : I believe "what" refers to "his point of view", doesn't it?
All the best,
An odd phrase
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while a comma might be used on account of the sheer length of the phrase, it is unnecessary; the NP is a fronted object .
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I think the phrase means "What he liked and admired as a youth is same as what he liked and admired as an elderly man."
What does "the NP is a fronted object" you mentioned mean?
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I think the phrase means "What he liked and admired as a youth is same as what he liked and admired as an elderly man."
What does "the NP is a fronted object" you mentioned mean?
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