Arnold Zwicky说的是现在这种P-rule不存在,建立在很多反例的基础上,并不说明命名习惯在历史上不存在。
因此你和他举更多的反例也不能说明命名法由prepositional naming 到premodifying forms的沿革。你能读懂英文就看看下面这一段8,这可是他亲自说的哦
[Andrew Gray suggests that universities see the premodifying form as modern (stylish, progressive, with-it, etc.), which might explain the gradual shift from entirely prepositional naming in earlier times for official purposes to more and more premodifying forms; Durham is a recent convert.
重复一下偶的那句话:要笑话北大的“贻笑大方”就应该要否认,在大学名称的remodifying form出现之前prepositional form 一直是绝对主导的语言现象才说得过去,偶认为这只有语言学家在查证历史的基础上才能办得到