Pseudoclefting
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudoclefting is a noun meaning (linguistics) The insertion of is what or a similar word sequence so as to form a pseudocleft sentence, as when changing "she bought an apple" to "an apple is what she bought".
Meaning
(linguistics) The insertion of is what or a similar word sequence so as to form a pseudocleft sentence, as when changing "she bought an apple" to "an apple is what she bought".
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pseudoword, pseudoprefix, pseudolinguistics, pseudo-participial, pseudolanguage, pseudohomophony.
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