Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ505214
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Publication Date: 1994
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Relative Pronouns in "It"-Clefts: The Last Seven Centuries.
Ball, Catherine N.
Language Variation and Change, v6 n2 p179-200 1994
Examined synchronic and diachronic data for clefts and relative clauses in English, arguing that "it"-cleft complements do not differ syntactically from restrictive relative clauses. The diachronic data further show that cleft complements and restrictive relative clauses have changed together over time and at the same rate. (48 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, English, Language Research, Language Usage, Pronouns
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Language: English
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