--- title: "Judy Delin — author profile and papers" description: "Judy Delin: 2 papers on Elamur Research (1990–1992), h-index 15 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who cites them in our library." canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/judy-delin/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/judy-delin/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Judy Delin # Judy Delin Judy Delin has 2 papers in our library, in 1990–1992, most of them on [Discourse analysis](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/discourse-analysis/); often with [Jon Oberlander](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jon-oberlander/). 2 of them are among the papers [Mova](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/projects/mova/) reads. 2 papers in our library · 1990–1992 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5061909794) · [**h-index 15**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5061909794) · [56 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5061909794) · [1,020 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5061909794&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/judy-delin/#papers) · [⭐ Paper Star rank #4408](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/45/#star-4408) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Judy+Delin) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Judy+Delin) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Judy+Delin) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Judy+Delin) ## Affiliations [🎓**University of Stirling** Stirling · United Kingdom 1994–2003 · 12 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-stirling/) · [🎓**University of Leeds** Leeds · United Kingdom 2005–2007 · 3 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-leeds/) · [🎓**University of Sussex** Brighton · United Kingdom 1992 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-sussex/) · [🎓**University of Edinburgh** Edinburgh · United Kingdom 1986–1990 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-edinburgh/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 2 more institutions on single bylines are not listed. ## Topics [Discourse analysis (2)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/discourse-analysis/) ## Works by year ### 1990s [**1992** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/delin-1992-aspect-switching-subordination-role-it/) · [**1990** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/delin-1990-multi-level-account-cleft-constructions/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[A Multi-Level Account of Cleft Constructions in Discourse](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/delin-1990-multi-level-account-cleft-constructions/)** *(1990 · 45 citations)* The paper asks when a speaker should use a cleft ("It was the mango that Martin ate") instead of a plain sentence, and which of the three cleft types to use. 2. **[Aspect-Switching and Subordination: the Role of It-Clefts in Discourse](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/delin-1992-aspect-switching-subordination-role-it/)** *(1992 · 2 citations)* Prince (1978) observed that it-clefts often subordinate the clefted material, as background or as a cause, and mark it as "known fact" (the speaker is not responsible for it). ## Co-authors here 1 co-author with a page, the most papers together first. - [Jon Oberlander](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jon-oberlander/)