Syntax and Discourse in Near-Native French
Clefts and Focus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3195731 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bryan Donaldson (0000-0003-4875-8462, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 902-930 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00701.x |
| OpenAlex | W2171212927 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 46 |
This study examines aspects of the syntax-discourse interface in near-native French. Two cleft structures-c'estclefts andavoirclefts-are examined in experimental and spontaneous conversational data from 10 adult Anglophone learners of French and ten native speakers of French.C'estclefts mark focus, andavoirclefts introduce new discourse referents. Although previous research on the syntax-discourse interface has revealed residual difficulties in near-native speakers, the near-natives in the present study evinced nativelike behavior on a range of measures, a finding that suggests complete acquisition of aspects of the syntax-discourse interface
Discourse analysis · First language · Focus (optics) · Interface (matter) · Linguistics · Physics · Syntax · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 1.4 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |