Cleft and Pseudo-Cleft Constructions in English
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:25th Jun '15
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First published in 1991, this book examines the communicative properties of ‘cleft’ and ‘pseudo-cleft’ constructions in contemporary English. The book argues that these properties cannot be ignored in any attempt to provide an adequate grammatical description of the constructions. Furthermore, they provide a source of explanations for the patterns of stylistic variation displayed by clefts and pseudo-clefts. The book reports findings from a corpus-based study of clefts and pseudo-clefts in modern British English.
ISBN: 9781138918399
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Weight: 498g
246 pages