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1. The adverbial phrase fu ni includes the noun fii 'wind' which has
extended meanings of 'appearance,' 'style,' 'manner' or 'tone.' That i,
why the adverbial phrase {N / konna / sonna / anna /donna} fu ni in&
cates appearance I style I manner in which s.t. is done.
2. S to iu fii ni (as in KS(C) and Ex.(f)) is used when one wants to quote
s.t., as if to evoke in the mind of the listener the manner in which the
original communication was made. The meaning is 'the content to the
effect that -.'

3. S to iu fii ni (as in Exs.(e) and (g)) has a meaning of 'in such a way that
-,' in contrast to a quotation case of Note 2.

4. N, fu no N2 as in Exs.(c) and (d) means N2 with a style of N1. More
examples follow:
(1) a. 3-D y/<m~gg
(European-style architecture)
9/uB'<
b. I< y /\Aa)g>g
(Bach-style music)

c. =WU--RO%
(a woman like Monroe)

hi elated Expression]
The adverbial phrase fii ni can be replaced by ybni, if the construction is S to
iu fD ni. If the construction is {konna / sonna / anna /donna} fu ni, it has to
be replaced by {kono / sono / ano / dono} yoni. N fu ni has to be replaced by
N no yoni.