المرجع الالكتروني للمعلوماتية
المرجع الألكتروني للمعلوماتية

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alternative set  
  
1175   10:48 صباحاً   date: 2023-05-16
Author : David Crystal
Book or Source : A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics
Page and Part : 22-1


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alternative set

A term used in relation to the SEMANTICS of FOCUS for the set of items with which the DENOTATION of a focused CONSTITUENT contrasts. For example, in the sentence It was Mary who arrived late, the alternative set for Mary would include individuals other than Mary whom one might have expected would arrive late, but did not.