ABSTRACT
The positioning of the verb ser corresponds to a logical and pragmatic-discursive necessity, before than linguistic-formal one, useful to emphasize some sentence constituent. We will analyze the focalizing role of the copula, and we will compare the spanish cleft sentences with their corresponding italian phrases too, trying to make emerge the coincidences and divergences.
Then, we will study the management of these marked structures, in which the dislocation of some of its elements serves to highligh the relevant informative core of the message. Finally, we will reflect on the advantages derived from a didactic use of this discourse strategy (S/FL).
Keywords:
copula; informative structure; emphasis