Pseudogapping and ellipsis
Kirsten Gengel investigates pseudogapping, which, she proposes is one variety of ellipsis in natural language. At the heart of her discussion lies the interaction between focus and deletion. Her novel approach, which draws on new empirical data from many languages, has the potential of unifying seve...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2013, 2013
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| Series: | Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics / Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Kirsten Gengel investigates pseudogapping, which, she proposes is one variety of ellipsis in natural language. At the heart of her discussion lies the interaction between focus and deletion. Her novel approach, which draws on new empirical data from many languages, has the potential of unifying several elliptical phenomena in generative grammar |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780191748561 |