DPs and Demonstratives

Rory M Larson rlarson at unlnotes.unl.edu
Tue Feb 28 00:11:51 UTC 2006


> I don't know if we'd want to call dem N constructions apposition.  It
> seems to me more likely to be a focus construction.

John,

Can you give us a definition of 'focus construction', in contrast to
'apposition', and in relation to singleton NPs?

Thanks!
Rory



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