This paper focuses on pseudo-clefting, a syntactic transformation rule (T-rule) frequently used in English to give focal and thematic prominence (cf. Lăcătușu, 2005: 77) to various structural constituents, be them phrases or clauses. As its name suggests, it is related…
CLEFTING: A STEREOTYPICAL BUT RESOURCEFUL AND HANDY TRANSFORMATION OF THE ENGLISH SIMPLE SENTENCE – Valentina Curelariu
Starting from our experience as a teacher of the English language interested in the Syntax of the sentence and our familiarity with the EFL methodology, in the present paper we approach the concept of Clefting in English with of view…