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==Noun clefting==
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{|
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|''''S'''||'''e'''||a'||cheist||sin||a||fhreagairt||a||tha||doirbh.
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|Cop||it||the||question||that||Tran||answer.vn||wh-C||be.pres||difficult
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|colspan="6"|'It is answering that question that is difficult.' (Adger 1994)
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{|
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|''''S'''||'''e'''||am||ministear||a||tha||mis||a'||ceilidh||air||a-nochd.
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|Cop||it||the||minister||wh-C||be.pres||1sg||Prog||visit.vn||on||tonight
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|colspan="6"|'It is the minister that I am visiting tonight.' (Adger 1994)
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|}
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==Clause clefting==
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{|
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|''''S'''||'''e'''||gun||do||bhuail||thu||an||cat||a||tha||mi||a'||ciallachadh.
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|Cop||it||that||Pst||strike.pst||2sg||the||cat||wh-C||be.pres||1sg||prog||mean.vn
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|colspan="6"|'It is that you struck the cat that I mean.' (Adger 1994)
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|}
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==Adverb clefting==
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{|
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|''''S'''||'''ann'''||a-nochd||a||tha||mi||a'||ceilidh||air||minister.
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|Cop||in.3sg.m||tonight||wh-C||be.pres||1sg||prog||visit.vn||on||minister
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|colspan="6"|'It is tonight that I am visiting a minister.' (Adger 1994)
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|}
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==Aspect phrase clefting==
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{|
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|''''S'''||'''ann'''||a'||ceilidh||air||minister||a||tha||mi||a-nochd.
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|Cop||in.3sg.m||prog||visit.vn||on||minister||wh-C||be.pres||1sg||tonight
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|colspan="6"|'It is visiting a minister that I am tonight.' (Adger 1994)
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'S e Dòmhnal a tha a dòl amach.
 
'S e Dòmhnal a tha a dòl amach.
  
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chan e
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'S ann a' cluich a tha e
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an e
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gur e
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'S ann a glaschu a tha e
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b'e
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cha b'e
 
  
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*chan e
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*an e
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*gur e
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*b'e
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*cha b'e
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*Is ann
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*chan ann
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*an ann
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*gur ann
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*b' ann
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*cha b'ann
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*am b'ann
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*gum b'ann
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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[[Cleft (definition)]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleft_sentence Cleft sentence from Wikipedia]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 06:54, 18 November 2013

Noun clefting

'S e a' cheist sin a fhreagairt a tha doirbh.
Cop it the question that Tran answer.vn wh-C be.pres difficult
'It is answering that question that is difficult.' (Adger 1994)
'S e am ministear a tha mis a' ceilidh air a-nochd.
Cop it the minister wh-C be.pres 1sg Prog visit.vn on tonight
'It is the minister that I am visiting tonight.' (Adger 1994)

Clause clefting

'S e gun do bhuail thu an cat a tha mi a' ciallachadh.
Cop it that Pst strike.pst 2sg the cat wh-C be.pres 1sg prog mean.vn
'It is that you struck the cat that I mean.' (Adger 1994)

Adverb clefting

'S ann a-nochd a tha mi a' ceilidh air minister.
Cop in.3sg.m tonight wh-C be.pres 1sg prog visit.vn on minister
'It is tonight that I am visiting a minister.' (Adger 1994)

Aspect phrase clefting

'S ann a' ceilidh air minister a tha mi a-nochd.
Cop in.3sg.m prog visit.vn on minister wh-C be.pres 1sg tonight
'It is visiting a minister that I am tonight.' (Adger 1994)


'S e Dòmhnal a tha a dòl amach.

'S ann a' cluich a tha e

'S ann a glaschu a tha e


  • chan e
  • an e
  • gur e
  • b'e
  • cha b'e
  • Is ann
  • chan ann
  • an ann
  • gur ann
  • b' ann
  • cha b'ann
  • am b'ann
  • gum b'ann

See Also

Cleft (definition)

External Links

Cleft sentence from Wikipedia

References

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