Abstract
This study examines the specification role and placement of clefting in sentence structure, thereby examining some available materials which are relevant to the study. It acts as a reference point and exposes the researcher to previously accomplished research work by experts in the area and language at large. This study adopts a descriptive survey designed as a technique for obtaining data, where Daily Trust and Punch newspaper editorials are considered. The only criterion this paper used in selecting the data is the fact they contain, the specification role and placement of clefting in the editorials of both newspapers; all these components are weighed on the RRG approach. Cleft sentences were found in all newspapers under study; in other words, such constructions were found and used in those newspapers with different percentages. Availability of these constructions in the press refers, undoubtedly, to reader’s acceptability and understanding for them. Readers with their different linguistic levels know that there is a special message beyond adopting such patterns. Using such syntactic structures in press language clarifies that such field uses all the grammatical constructions to express thoughts, report news, and show comments, regarding the type and nature of the article.
Keywords: Cleft Structure, Specificational Role, Placement, Daily Trust, Punch
