What part of speech is but in this sentence: 'Nothing but

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2017-06-15 11:29:26 Post No. 9641770
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Anonymous 2017-06-15 11:29:26 Post No. 9641770 [Report]

What part of speech is but in this sentence: 'Nothing but dust remains of ancient times'. Is it a conjunction? What do you call it?

Anonymous 2017-06-15 11:35:33 Post No.9641786
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Anonymous 2017-06-15 11:35:33 Post No.9641786 [Report]

preposition

Anonymous 2017-06-15 11:40:52 Post No.9641804
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Anonymous 2017-06-15 11:40:52 Post No.9641804 [Report]

>>9641786
I thought it might be a subordinating conjunction

Anonymous 2017-06-15 11:56:26 Post No.9641858
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Anonymous 2017-06-15 11:56:26 Post No.9641858 [Report]

>>9641770
It's not a conjunction – it's the exceptive 'but.' It forms complex quantifiers: 'Nothing but dust' as opposed to the simple 'nothing.' Not sure if there's a special name for them beyond that.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/23752096

Anonymous 2017-06-16 12:10:41 Post No.9641913
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Anonymous 2017-06-16 12:10:41 Post No.9641913 [Report]

>>9641858
Thanks, I'll take that

What part of speech is but in this sentence: 'Nothing but

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