The Function and Interpretation of Reverse Wh-Clefts in Spoken Discourse

Language and Speech

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 185-227

  Oberlander, Jon ^a   Delin, Judy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspect; Cleft constructions; Discourse; Information structure; Pragmatics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002497532     PISSN: 00238309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002383099603900304     Document Type: Article

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