THE PRESUPPOSED FOCUS – SOME REMARKS ON THE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH IT-CLEFTS
| dc.contributor.author | Spasov, Krasimir | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-27T13:21:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-27T13:21:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this paper is to report on some new findings related to the basic English cleft constructions. The analysis is based on Lambrecht’s extensive works on clefts (1994; 2001) and presents a new reading into the focus and assertion areas of the cleft constructions by introducing a new category: the presupposed focus. The purpose of adding this new category is to unpack the grammatical need and/or motivation for the choice of this grammatical structure. The context and the surrounding non-linguistic prompts play a vital role; hence, the presupposed focus aims to communicate any agreements and/or disagreements the speaker tries to convey based on the addressee’s knowledge database. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0861-0029 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.uni-plovdiv.bg/handle/store/473 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski" | |
| dc.subject | information packaging | |
| dc.subject | information structure | |
| dc.subject | clefts | |
| dc.subject | topic | |
| dc.subject | focus | |
| dc.title | THE PRESUPPOSED FOCUS – SOME REMARKS ON THE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH IT-CLEFTS | |
| dc.type | Article |