| Lemma | expanding focus |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Dik (1989) |
| Titolo | The theory of functional grammar. Part I: the structure of the clause |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | completive focus (inglese) contrastive focus (inglese) parallel focus (inglese) restricting focus (inglese) selecting focus (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | (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. When Focus strategies are distinguished according to communicative point, the following distinctions are potentially relevant:
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