The Derivation of Cleft Sentences in English.

Wirth, Jessica R.

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The Derivation of Cleft Sentences in English

Wirth, Jessica R.

Glossa, 12, 1, 58-82, 78

The analysis predicts the distribution of cleft-like sentence types whose introducing particle is "this" or "that" rather than "it," and asserts a correlation between judgements of grammaticality of pseudo clefts and sentences containing free relatives. (Author/NCR)

Descriptors: English, Grammar, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Morphemes, Pronouns, Semantics, Sentence Structure, Syntax, Transformational Generative Grammar

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