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PSEUDO-CLIVAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Quarries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- false cleavage
1, record 1, English, false%20cleavage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pseudo-cleavage 2, record 1, English, pseudo%2Dcleavage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quarrymen's term for minor cleavage in a rock ... to distinguish it from the dominant or true cleavage. 3, record 1, English, - false%20cleavage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Under enormously high pressure, quartz can form parallel pseudo-cleavage planes. 2, record 1, English, - false%20cleavage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Carrières
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pseudo-clivage
1, record 1, French, pseudo%2Dclivage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-12-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Grammar
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pseudo-clefting
1, record 2, English, pseudo%2Dclefting
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pseudo-clefting then is a device which allows one to use the predicational forms of expression for an idea or thought which should otherwise have to be expressed in a non-predicational form. (cf. Chicago Linguistics Society : Ninth Regional Meeting, 1973, p. 434). 1, record 2, English, - pseudo%2Dclefting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An example of a pseudo-cleft sentence is "What John likes is the chocolate", corresponding to the ordinary sentence "John likes the chocolate". It is used to direct focus on a particular item of discussion. 1, record 2, English, - pseudo%2Dclefting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Grammaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pseudo-clivage
1, record 2, French, pseudo%2Dclivage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En grammaire générative, la transformation de pseudo-clivage déplace en tête de la phrase un syntagme nominal en lui donnant la forme d'une relative avec antécédent générique, tout en constituant une matrice avec "c'est". 1, record 2, French, - pseudo%2Dclivage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Soit la phrase : "Pierre aime le chocolat". La transformation de pseudo-clivage la convertit en "Ce que Pierre aime, c'est le chocolat" ou "Celui qui aime le chocolat, c'est Pierre"; selon le syntagme nominal sur lequel porte la transformation. 1, record 2, French, - pseudo%2Dclivage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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