Topic：The Grammar of Conversational English: Cleft Sentences and Dislocation
Speaker：Prof. Roberto A. Valdeón, University of Oviedo
Host：Prof. Guo Yangsheng, School of Foreign Languages for Business
Time：Dec.14th, 2021（Tuesday）16:00—17:00
Platform and meeting ID：Tencent meeting，390-3643-4418
Speaker：
Roberto A. Valdeón，member of Academia Europaea, is a Professor at the University of Oviedo, Spain, the Editor-in-Chief of Perspectives, and the General Editor of Benjamins Translation Library. He has published more than 120 articles in Language and Intercultural Communication, Across Languages and Cultures, Meta and so on. He is an Honorary Professor at some of the most prestigious universities in China, such as Jinan University, Nankai University, Beijing International Studies University, and lectures regularly.
Content：
In the third talk I will continue the discussion of grammatical features, focusing on two features used for emphasis: cleft sentences and dislocation. While the former can also occur in the more formal varieties of English, dislocation tends to appear in the more informal contexts as speakers place certain elements, typically noun phrases, at the beginning or the end of an utterance. I will also discuss the functions of these features, which include emphasis and identification.
