Clefts are intricate objects which, starting with Jespersen (1937), have motivated much work in descriptive and formal linguistics. Nonetheless, almost a centur

This book examines the structure and function of the English it-cleft configuration from within the framework of construction grammar. It defends a straightforw

The phenomenon of clefts is beyond doubt a golden oldie. It has captivated linguists of different disciplines for decades. The fascination arises from the uniqu

This book brings together contributions from a diverse collection of scholars who explore different ways of combining corpus linguistics and discourse analysis,

Cleft constructions have long presented an analytical challenge for syntactic theory. This monograph argues that clefts and related constructions cannot be anal