The Syntax of Silence: Sluicing, Islands, and the Theory of Ellipsis (Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics, 1)
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, 2001
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This work focuses on the form of ellipsis known as sluicing, a feature of interrogative clauses, such as in "Sally's out hunting - guess what!"; and "Someone called, but I can't tell you who". The phenomenon is studied across 24 languages to try to explain it in linguistic and behavioural terms. Series: Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics. Num Pages: 278 pages, 17 figures. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412. . 2002. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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- Title
- The Syntax of Silence: Sluicing, Islands, and the Theory of Ellipsis (Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics, 1)
- Author
- Merchant, Jason
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year
- 2001
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- New
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- Soft cover
- Language
- English
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- 0199243727
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- 9780199243723
The author proposes a new and elegant theory of ellipsis based on semantic identity, and shows how this theory overcomes problems encountered by common alternatives based on syntactic isomorphism. He posits that ellipsis sites are syntactically complete, though unpronounced, and provides a novel account of how a semantic theory of ellipsis is compatible with syntactic deletion. The facts of sluicing argue also that our conception of islandhood must be refined in fundamental ways, leading to a pluralistic view of islands, with wh-movement extraction deviancies distributed over different components of the grammar.
This work sheds new light on some of the most central and long-standing questions in the study of ellipsis and wh-movement, and has important implications for understanding the relations between syntax and semantics.
Jason Merchant writes accessibly for linguists of all schools and persuasions. The issues he addresses will interest theoreticians and typologists, especially syntacticians, semanticists, and those interested in the syntax-semantics interface.
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