Cleft sentences constitute a form of focalization, cross-linguistically; however, cleft sentences come in different guises depending on the type of focalization that they express. They may express straight new information focus (new information clefts/NIC, henceforth) or they may express a contrastive/corrective focus (Corrective clefts/CC, henceforth). Explicitly expressed in cartographic terms, this distinction corresponds to the different positions that the clefted constituent occupies within the clause.
Belletti, A., Bocci, G. (2024). Subject vs object clefts: a fresh perspective on a robust asymmetry: insights from french answering strategies. In C. Bonan, A. Ledgeway (a cura di), It-Clefts: empirical and theoretical surveys and advances (pp. 81-104). Berlin : De Gruyter [10.1515/9783110734140-004].
Subject vs object clefts: a fresh perspective on a robust asymmetry: insights from french answering strategies
Belletti, Adriana;Bocci, Giuliano
2024-01-01
Abstract
Cleft sentences constitute a form of focalization, cross-linguistically; however, cleft sentences come in different guises depending on the type of focalization that they express. They may express straight new information focus (new information clefts/NIC, henceforth) or they may express a contrastive/corrective focus (Corrective clefts/CC, henceforth). Explicitly expressed in cartographic terms, this distinction corresponds to the different positions that the clefted constituent occupies within the clause.
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