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An Analysis of It-Cleft Constructions

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dc.contributor.authorYoon, JungJoo-
dc.date.accessioned2009-03-17T05:46:58Z-
dc.date.available2009-03-17T05:46:58Z-
dc.date.issued2002-08-
dc.identifier.citationSNU Working Papers in English Language and Linguistics, Vol.1, pp. 142-160-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10371/2015-
dc.description.abstractThe main purpose of this paper is to investigate it-cleft constructions in English and propose a non-derivational, lexicalist analysis of the constructions within the framework of HPSG. Based on Pollard & Sag's (1994) classification of strong and weak UDCs, I argue that there are two types of cleft clauses in it-cleft constructions, i.e., wh-cleft-clause and bare-cleft-clause, which have properties of strong UDCs and weak UDCs, respectively. In this paper, the two types of it-cleft constructions are accounted for by positing two different lexical entries of becleft. It-cleft constructions containing wh-cleft-clause, which have not been dealt with in the previous HPSG analyses, are analyzed by introducing a new feature CLE to distinguish wh-cleft clauses from other types of clauses. I propose that in the lexical entry of becleft for wh-cleft-clause, the CLE value has the same index as the focused phrase whereas in the lexical entry of becleft for bare-cleft-clause, the focused element and the SLASH value have the same index.-
dc.description.sponsorshipSupported by the Grant for the Reform of University Education under the BK21 Project of SNU.-
dc.language.isoen-
dc.publisherDepartment of English Language and Literature, Seoul National University-
dc.subjectHPSG-
dc.subjectit-cleft constructions-
dc.subjectCLE-
dc.subjectstrong and weak UDC-
dc.subjectcopula be-
dc.subjectfocus-
dc.subjectcleft clauses-
dc.titleAn Analysis of It-Cleft Constructions-
dc.typeSNU Journal-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor윤정주-
dc.citation.journaltitleSNU Working Papers in English Language and Linguistics-
dc.citation.endpage160-
dc.citation.pages142-160-
dc.citation.startpage142-
dc.citation.volume1-
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