The information structure of it-clefts, wh-clefts and reverse wh-clefts in English

Hedberg, Nancy; Fadden, Lorna

doi:10.1075/pbns.155.05hed

In:The Grammar–Pragmatics Interface: Essays in honor of Jeanette K. Gundel
Edited by Nancy Hedberg and Ron Zacharski
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 155] 2007
► pp. 49–76

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The information structure of it-clefts, wh-clefts and reverse wh-clefts in English

Nancy Hedberg

Lorna Fadden

Published online: 15 May 2007

https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.155.05hed

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