slifting

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• Slifting — is a term in linguistics coined by John Robert Ross.It describes a phenomenon whereby a complement clause (minus its complementiser) is apparently promoted to a matrix clause. For example:*John would make cakes for everyone, Janice thought. (cf.… …   Wikipedia

• John R. Ross — John Robert Haj Ross (born May 7, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a linguist who played a part in the development of generative semantics (as opposed to interpretive semantics) along with George Lakoff, James D. McCawley, and Paul Postal. Ross… …   Wikipedia