(iii) Expanding Focus
In the case of expanding Focus S [Speaker] presumes that A [Addressee] possesses a correct piece of information X, but that X is not complete. S knows that there is at least one piece of information Y which it is also relevant for A to know. - Dik (1989), a pag.284 When Focus strategies are distinguished according to communicative point, the following distinctions are potentially relevant:
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[…]. - Dik (1989), a pag.282
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