Patten, Amanda (2012) The English it-cleft: a constructional account and a diachronic investigation. Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL], 79 . De Gruyter, Berlin. ISBN 9783110277807
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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.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Subjects: | Q100 Linguistics Q300 English studies |
| Department: | Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Arts |
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| Depositing User: | Ay Okpokam |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Feb 2013 11:15 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2017 08:10 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/11155 |
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