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And the concept of ‘quantifier float’ (discussed in the reading in D3) can be
explained
with reference to the given/new distinction.
All of my friends /
were there.
My friends /
were all there.
In the second example
all is part of the new information.
But in fact the most important technique is lexical rather than grammatical,
namely to choose a verb which permits the desired arrangement of elements, as in
these examples:
The customers liked the new design.
The new design pleased the customers.
As can be seen, the subject in each case corresponds to the object of the other.
In the first example the liking of the new design is presented as new information; in
the second it is the pleasing of the customers that is new.
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