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Ellipsis : Functional Heads, Licensing, and Identification.

This book elaborates a theory of ellipsis that sheds new light on a well-known phenomenon, bringing it under the aegis of general and universal principles. Lobeck argues that ellipted categories in IP (VP Ellipsis), DP (N' Ellipsis), and CP (Sluicing) are empty, non-referential pronominals, sub...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lobeck, Anne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book elaborates a theory of ellipsis that sheds new light on a well-known phenomenon, bringing it under the aegis of general and universal principles. Lobeck argues that ellipted categories in IP (VP Ellipsis), DP (N' Ellipsis), and CP (Sluicing) are empty, non-referential pronominals, subject to the same licensing and identification conditions as referential pro. She proposes that both types of empty pronominals must be licensed under head-government to satisfy the Empty Category Principle, and identified through strong agreement. In the case of ellipsis, agreement-typefeatures make the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (221 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780195357936
0195357930
1280527609
9781280527609
1429406607
9781429406604