Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ464173
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Extraposition and Focus.
Huck, Geoffrey; Na, Younghee
Language, v66 n1 p51-77 Mar 1990
Proposes that the theory of focus not only accounts for the definiteness restriction with respect to material extraposed from the noun phrase, but also contributes crucially to an explanation for the variable acceptability of sentences containing extractions from extraposed prepositional phrases. (58 references) (JL)
Descriptors: English, Linguistic Theory, Nouns, Phrase Structure, Prepositions, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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