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The English it-Cleft : a Constructional Account and a Diachronic Investigation.

The English it-cleft is noted for its non-standard structure and for its unusual pragmatic and discourse-functional properties. This book presents a constructional account of the English it-cleft which is based on evidence from three main areas: (a) the concept of specificational meaning, (b) the ex...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patten, Amanda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012.
Colección:Topics in English Linguistics TiEL.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The English it-cleft is noted for its non-standard structure and for its unusual pragmatic and discourse-functional properties. This book presents a constructional account of the English it-cleft which is based on evidence from three main areas: (a) the concept of specificational meaning, (b) the existence of predicational (and proverbial) it-clefts, and (c) the early, historical it-cleft data. Featuring a sizeable diachronic component, the book contributes to the limited (and largely unchallenged) literature on the history of the English it-cleft.
Notas:4. An obligatorily extraposed relative clause?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (279 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-265) and index.
ISBN:9783110279528
3110279525