TY - BOOK
T1 - The English it-cleft: a constructional account and a diachronic investigation
AU - Patten, Amanda
PY - 2012/12/28
Y1 - 2012/12/28
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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M3 - Book
SN - 9783110277807
VL - 79
T3 - Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]
BT - The English it-cleft: a constructional account and a diachronic investigation
PB - De Gruyter
CY - Berlin
ER -