Cleft (definition) - Revision history

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AndrewCarnie at 03:04, 25 June 2009

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−	A '''cleft'''' (also ~~referred to~~ as a 'cleft sentence') is a complex sentence constructed using a focused element preceded by either a special clefting particle or a phrase like "it is" followed by a relative clause marked with the [[Complementizer (definition)\|complementizer]] ''that'' or "which". This type of complex sentence construction is usually used to bring focus to a particular constituent. An example in English is "It was pizza that he insisted on eating.'' Gaelic uses a lot of clefts. They typically start with '' 'S e'' or '' 'S ann''and are followed by a clause starting with the complementizer ''a'': '' 'S e pizza a dh'ith e''	+	A '''cleft''' (also known as a cleft sentence) is a complex sentence constructed using a focused element preceded by either a special clefting particle or a phrase like "it is" which in turn is followed by a relative clause marked with the [[Complementizer (definition)\|complementizer]] ''that'' or "which". This type of complex sentence construction is usually used to bring focus to a particular constituent. An example in English is "It was pizza that he insisted on eating.'' Gaelic uses a lot of clefts. They typically start with '' 'S e'' or '' 'S ann''and are followed by a clause starting with the complementizer ''a'': '' 'S e pizza a dh'ith e''

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-A 'cleft' (also referred to as a 'cleft sentence') is a complex sentence constructed using a focused element preceded by either a special clefting particle or a phrase like "it is" followed by a relative clause marked with the [[Complementizer (definition)|complementizer]] ''that'' or "which".  This type of complex sentence construction is usually used to bring focus to a particular constituent.  An example in English is "It was pizza that he insisted on eating.'' Gaelic uses a lot of clefts. They typically start with  '' 'S e'' and are followed by a clause starting with the complementizer ''a'': 'S e pizza a dh'ith e''
+A '''cleft'''' (also referred to as a 'cleft sentence') is a complex sentence constructed using a focused element preceded by either a special clefting particle or a phrase like "it is" followed by a relative clause marked with the [[Complementizer (definition)|complementizer]] ''that'' or "which".  This type of complex sentence construction is usually used to bring focus to a particular constituent.  An example in English is "It was pizza that he insisted on eating.'' Gaelic uses a lot of clefts. They typically start with  '' 'S e'' or '' 'S ann''and are followed by a clause starting with the complementizer ''a'': '' 'S e pizza a dh'ith e''
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 ==External Links==
 *[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsACleftSentence.htm SIL entry on clefts]
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleft_sentence Wikipedia entry on clefts]
 ==References==
-[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsACleftSentence.htm SIL entry on clefts]
+*[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsACleftSentence.htm SIL entry on clefts]
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-==Definition==
+A 'cleft' (also referred to as a 'cleft sentence') is a complex sentence constructed using a focused element preceded by either a special clefting particle or a phrase like "it is" followed by a relative clause marked with the [[Complementizer (definition)|complementizer]] ''that'' or "which".  This type of complex sentence construction is usually used to bring focus to a particular constituent.  An example in English is "It was pizza that he insisted on eating.'' Gaelic uses a lot of clefts. They typically start with  '' 'S e'' and are followed by a clause starting with the complementizer ''a'': 'S e pizza a dh'ith e''
 ==See Also==
-[[Clefts]]
+*[[Clefts]]
 ==External Links==
-[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsACleftSentence.htm SIL entry on clefts]
+*[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsACleftSentence.htm SIL entry on clefts]
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleft_sentence Wikipedia entry on clefts]
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleft_sentence Wikipedia entry on clefts]
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 ==Definition==
-A 'cleft' (also referred to as a 'cleft sentence') is a sentence constructed with a main clause and a subordinate clause that expresses an idea or meaning that can be and is more often formed by a simple sentence.  This type of complex sentence construction is usually used to bring focus to a particular constituent that is placed into the main clause.
+A 'cleft' (also referred to as a 'cleft sentence') is a complex sentence constructed using a main clause and a subordinate clause; it expresses an idea or meaning that can be and is more often formed by a simple sentence.  This type of complex sentence construction is usually used to bring focus to a particular constituent that is placed into the main clause.
 ==See Also==

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