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Yes, it can. In the example you give, one could substitute a undisputed
preposition like "except" and get the same meaning. With different
meanings we can substitute other prepositions and the structure remains
the same: behind, with, ahead of, after, near, under, above, etc. So
it fills a slot that is a prepositional slot. It's semantic connection
to the coordinating conjunction "but" is remote.
Herb
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Subject: But as a preposition?
In a sentence like this
Everyone but Craig is going to the movies.
what lexical class is "but"? Can it be a preposition?
Peter Adams
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