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Donaldson, Bryan – Language Learning, 2012
This study examines aspects of the syntax-discourse interface in near-native French. Two cleft structures--"c'est" clefts and "avoir" clefts--are examined in experimental and spontaneous conversational data from 10 adult Anglophone learners of French and ten native speakers of French. "C'est" clefts mark focus, and…
Descriptors: Syntax, Native Speakers, French, Discourse Analysis