Differentiate the meanings of two sentences
1. The influence of Jane Austen is more apparent nowhere in early American literature than in the novels of James Fenimore Cooper.
2. In early American literature, nowhere is Jane Austen's influence more apparent than in the novels of James Fenimore Cooper.

Does the different placement of "in early American literature" reveals different meanings?

Thanks :)

Question

Differentiate the meanings of two sentences
1. The influence of Jane Austen is more apparent nowhere in early American literature than in the novels of James Fenimore Cooper.
2. In early American literature, nowhere is Jane Austen's influence more apparent than in the novels of James Fenimore Cooper.

Does the different placement of "in early American literature" reveals different meanings?

Thanks :)

Answer

While not technically “wrong,” the first one sounds extremely unnatural, awkward, and difficult for native speakers to understand. The second one sounds good. I would suggest that the word “nowhere” should come earlier in the sentence than the phrase “more apparent.” If we really wanted to reverse that order, we would probably say:
“The influence of Jane Austen is not as apparent anywhere in early American literature as in the novels of James Fenimore Cooper.”

Answer

To be honest, there are no different meanings, as the first one is meaningless! It doesn't make sense.

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