Modality and Ellipsis : : Diachronic and Synchronic Evidence / / Remus Gergel.
Aspects of modality and ellipsis have become prominent in theoretical linguistics over the last years. What has remained under-investigated is the fact that modals tend to make excellent ellipsis licensers and, conversely, that many of the naturally occurring cases of ellipsis are licensed by modals...
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Gergel, Remus, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Modality and Ellipsis : Diachronic and Synchronic Evidence / Remus Gergel. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2009] ©2009 1 online resource (259 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 1861-4302 ; 202 Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Modals in the architecture of grammar -- Chapter 3. Towards an account of VP ellipsis -- Chapter 4. Modals and ellipsis in diachronic change -- Chapter 5. Modals and ellipsis in synchrony -- Chapter 6. Conclusion -- Backmatter restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Aspects of modality and ellipsis have become prominent in theoretical linguistics over the last years. What has remained under-investigated is the fact that modals tend to make excellent ellipsis licensers and, conversely, that many of the naturally occurring cases of ellipsis are licensed by modals. The book concentrates on the syntax of the modal auxiliaries with special focus on English and investigates the grammatical relationship with the process of ellipsis that interacts most relevantly with the modals in grammaticalized fashion by including a special emphasis on verb-phrase ellipsis. After a critical discussion of pertinent approaches in the two domains, the book focuses on establishing the connection between the two areas by essentially drawing on the history of English and on observable effects in modern grammars, which it puts into perspective with semantically grounded features on the modals involved. Two major generalizations are proposed in the monograph. The first generalization concerns the treatment of the interaction between modals and ellipsis as determined by the features located in the licensing modal heads. To this end, the syntactic effects of the main semantic factors are explored in detail in English and partial effects obtaining in other languages are discussed. The second generalization concerns the syntactic component involved in ellipsis licensing. It is suggested that ellipsis types with the distributional features of verb-phrase ellipsis are licensed by interpretable features of the licensing head. The two generalizations are intertwined with one another and derive a series of further legitimate ellipsis licensers beyond the modals. The role of formal features that are interpretable is distinguished from agreement features, which are claimed not to be in charge of ellipsis licensing. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023) English language. Language and languages. Ellipse (Sprache). English /Sprache. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. bisacsh Ellipsis (language). English /language. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 9783110238570 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Linguistics and Semiotics 2000-2014 (EN) 9783110238457 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 2000 - 2014 9783110636970 ZDB-23-DLS Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter De Gruyter Mouton Backlist 2000-2015 9783110742961 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2009 9783110219517 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGES TITLES 2009 9783110219524 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LINGUISTICS 2009 9783110219548 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK PAKET LINGUISTIK UND LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT 2009 9783110219470 ZDB-23-DGA print 9783110205091 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110213362 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110213362 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110213362/original |
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