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Ellipsis in Comparatives (Hardcover)
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Ellipsis in Comparatives (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Generative Grammar [SGG]
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Generative analyses of comparatives traditionally include two
construction specific ellipsis operations, Comparative Deletion and
Comparative Ellipsis. Drawing from a wide array of new data, the
present monograph develops a novel, directly semantically
interpretable analysis of comparatives which does not require
reference to designated deletion processes. On the one hand,
Comparative Deletion is reinterpreted in terms of overt movement of
the degree predicate. The resulting head-raising analysis
contributes to an understanding of various puzzles for comparatives
related to binding, locality and the influence of word-order
variation on the interpretation and size of the ellipsis site. On
the other hand, it is argued that Comparative Ellipsis can entirely
be subsumed under standardly sanctioned ellipsis operations such as
Gapping, Right Node Raising and Across-the-Board-movement. In
addition, the study presents arguments for an ellipsis analysis of
phrasal comparatives (such as Millhouse saw more movies than Bart).
Empirical support for this conception derives, among others, from
the complex interdependencies between ellipsis and serialization in
English and German, and the binding properties of remnants inside
the comparative complement. The study is directed towards readers
interested in formal syntax and the syntax/semantics interface.
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