Judy Delin
Judy Delin has 2 papers in our library, in 1990–1992, most of them on Discourse analysis; often with Jon Oberlander. 2 of them are among the papers Mova reads.
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Affiliations
🎓University of StirlingStirling ·
United Kingdom1994–2003 · 12 papers🎓University of LeedsLeeds ·
United Kingdom2005–2007 · 3 papers🎓University of SussexBrighton ·
United Kingdom1992 · 2 papers🎓University of EdinburghEdinburgh ·
United Kingdom1986–1990 · 2 papers
Topics
Works by year
1990s
Papers
- A Multi-Level Account of Cleft Constructions in Discourse (1990 · 45 citations)
The paper asks when a speaker should use a cleft ("It was the mango that Martin ate") instead of a plain sentence, and which of the three cleft types to use. - Aspect-Switching and Subordination: the Role of It-Clefts in Discourse (1992 · 2 citations)
Prince (1978) observed that it-clefts often subordinate the clefted material, as background or as a cause, and mark it as "known fact" (the speaker is not responsible for it).
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