Medienkombination, Englisch, Band 79, 269 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm
A Constructional Account and a Diachronic Investigation
Medienkombination, Englisch, Band 79, 269 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm
Reihe: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]
ISBN: 978-3-11-027953-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
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.
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Professional and scholarly




