The English it-Cleft : : A Constructional Account and a Diachronic Investigation /

The English it-Cleft : : A Constructional Account and a Diachronic Investigation / / Amanda Patten.

This book examines the structure and function of the English it-cleft configuration from within the framework of construction grammar. It defends a straightforward extraposition-from-NP analysis (on which the cleft clause is a restrictive relative, modifying the initial it) and claims that all types...

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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction and background -- Chapter 2. A model of language structure and language change -- Chapter 3. Specificational copular constructions -- Chapter 4. It-clefts as specificational copular sentences -- Chapter 5. Other varieties of it-cleft -- Chapter 6. The it-cleft and earlier periods of English -- Chapter 7. The it-cleft’s development over time -- Chapter 8. The it-cleft and constructional change -- Chapter 9. Conclusions -- Corpora and data sources -- References -- Index
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This book examines the structure and function of the English it-cleft configuration from within the framework of construction grammar. It defends a straightforward extraposition-from-NP analysis (on which the cleft clause is a restrictive relative, modifying the initial it) and claims that all types of it-cleft involve nominal predication. Support for this analysis comes from three main areas: (a) the central role of definiteness in the creation of specificational meaning, (b) the existence and makeup of predicational (and proverbial) it-clefts, and (c) the early, historical it-cleft data. In addition, the book contains a sizeable diachronic component, drawing data from the Penn Parsed Corpora of Historical English and from the International Corpus of English - Great Britain. This investigation informs and advances what is an otherwise simple account of the English it-cleft, explaining how and why the configuration has developed an assortment of peculiar, construction-specific properties over time.
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English language Syntax.
English language Word order.
It (English word).
Englisch/Sprache.
Historische Sprachwissenschaft.
Syntax.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. bisacsh
Construction Grammar.
English Linguistics.
Historical Linguistics.
It-Cleft.
Specificational Sentences.
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 9783110238570
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The English it-Cleft : A Constructional Account and a Diachronic Investigation /
Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ,
Frontmatter --
Acknowledgements --
Contents --
Chapter 1. Introduction and background --
Chapter 2. A model of language structure and language change --
Chapter 3. Specificational copular constructions --
Chapter 4. It-clefts as specificational copular sentences --
Chapter 5. Other varieties of it-cleft --
Chapter 6. The it-cleft and earlier periods of English --
Chapter 7. The it-cleft’s development over time --
Chapter 8. The it-cleft and constructional change --
Chapter 9. Conclusions --
Corpora and data sources --
References --
Index
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title_alt Frontmatter --
Acknowledgements --
Contents --
Chapter 1. Introduction and background --
Chapter 2. A model of language structure and language change --
Chapter 3. Specificational copular constructions --
Chapter 4. It-clefts as specificational copular sentences --
Chapter 5. Other varieties of it-cleft --
Chapter 6. The it-cleft and earlier periods of English --
Chapter 7. The it-cleft’s development over time --
Chapter 8. The it-cleft and constructional change --
Chapter 9. Conclusions --
Corpora and data sources --
References --
Index
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contents Frontmatter --
Acknowledgements --
Contents --
Chapter 1. Introduction and background --
Chapter 2. A model of language structure and language change --
Chapter 3. Specificational copular constructions --
Chapter 4. It-clefts as specificational copular sentences --
Chapter 5. Other varieties of it-cleft --
Chapter 6. The it-cleft and earlier periods of English --
Chapter 7. The it-cleft’s development over time --
Chapter 8. The it-cleft and constructional change --
Chapter 9. Conclusions --
Corpora and data sources --
References --
Index
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