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2009
- handle: 10670/1.b5lnfi
- isbn: 978-2-296-09278-5
- halshs: halshs-00276942
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Shirley Carter-Thomas, « The French c'est-cleft : function and frequency », HAL-SHS : linguistique, ID : 10670/1.b5lnfi
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This article will examine the French c'est-cleft, a marked word order construction that can be considered as the formal equivalent of the English it-cleft. The French c'est-cleft is considerably more frequent than the English it-cleft, being widespread both in spoken language and writing. I discuss some of the formal language-specific conditions that contribute to the greater use of the c'est-cleft in French.