Spasov, Krasimir2024-11-272024-11-2720230861-0029https://doi.uni-plovdiv.bg/handle/store/473The 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.eninformation packaginginformation structurecleftstopicfocusArticle