Restrictive highlighting in English : only, just and ALL clefts
This thesis explores one type of device that helps to structure discourse â English grammatical devices for highlighting particular constituents restrictively (e.g. <i>only, just </i>and ALL cleft constructions). Speakers and writers highlight constituents in a clause and make them salient for many reasons. There are various subtypes of highlighting according to ways in which particular constituents in a clause are salient. Restrictive highlighting is one way of making particular constituents salient. The English grammatical devices for highlighting particular constituents restrictively have received different degrees of attention. However, what seems to be lacking in common is detailed investigation of how the devices are actually used. The thesis has two main parts, one for each of the two main points of interest regarding the usage of the English grammatical devices for highlighting particular constituents restrictively. The first part deals with the question as to what exactly the restrictive focusing particles, <i>only </i>and <i>just</i>, ALL cleft constructions, Reverse ALL cleft constructions and <i>nothing but </i>constructions differ pragmatically, and the second deals with the question as to what
Yamada, YoÌko
Restrictive highlighting in English : only, just and ALL clefts. This thesis explores one type of device that helps to structure discourse â English grammatical devices for highlighting particular constituents restrictively (e.g. <i>only, just </i>and ALL cleft constructions). Speakers and writers highlight constituents in a clause and make them salient for many reasons. There are various subtypes of highlighting according to ways in which particular constituents in a clause are salient. Restrictive highlighting is one way of making particular constituents salient. The English grammatical devices for highlighting particular constituents restrictively have received different degrees of attention. However, what seems to be lacking in common is detailed investigation of how the devices are actually used. The thesis has two main parts, one for each of the two main points of interest regarding the usage of the English grammatical devices for highlighting particular constituents restrictively. The first part deals with the question as to what exactly the restrictive focusing particles, <i>only </i>and <i>just</i>, ALL cleft constructions, Reverse ALL cleft constructions and <i>nothing but </i>constructions differ pragmatically, and the second deals with the question as to what
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