Parenthesis and ellipsis : cross-linguistic and theoretical perspectives

Parenthesis and ellipsis : cross-linguistic and theoretical perspectives /

"This volume presents a cross-section of research addressing the interaction of two prominent areas in linguistic theory: parenthesis and ellipsis. The contributions address various theoretical questions raised by 'incomplete' parenthetical constituents, covering a diverse empirical d...

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Other Authors: Kluck, Marlies (Editor), Ott, Dennis, 1983- (Editor), Vries, Mark de, 1973- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, 2015
Series:Studies in generative grammar ; 121.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Parenthetical constructions.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Ellipsis.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Incomplete parenthesis: an overview
  • Parenthesis and comparative operator deletion
  • Sluicing and the inquisitive potential of appositives
  • Heads must be heard: overtness and ellipsis licensing
  • Parentheticals are
  • presumably
  • CPs
  • Syntactic hypotheses about so-called 'que-deletion' in French
  • Ki issues in Turkish
  • Discourse inversion and deletion in as-parentheticals
  • The inherent syntactic incompleteness of right node raising
  • Parenthesis: fundamental features, meanings, discourse functions and ellipsis
  • Intonation phrases and speech acts.

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