Right node raising and gapping : interface conditions on prosodic deletion / Katharina Hartmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartmann, Katharina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German language--Ellipsis.

German language.

German language--Syntax.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : J. Benjamins, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book investigates two elliptical coordinations in German, Right Node Raising and Gapping. Ellipsis in both constructions is claimed to be the result of a phonological process which is conditioned by prosodic and focus semantic constraints. It is convincingly argued that Right Node Raising cannot involve raising to the right periphery: The alleged movement freely violates any of the well-known restrictions on syntactic movement and it does not alter the scope relations within the coordination. Gapping in contrast is more sensitive to syntactic conditions in that its remnants must be major.

Contents:

RIGHT NODE RAISING AND GAPPING; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Preface; General overview; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Basic assumptions; Chapter 2. Coordinated structures; Chapter 3. Right Node Raising; Chapter 4. Gapping; Conclusion; References; Name index; Subject index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-184) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612162763

9781282162761

1282162764

9789027298508

9027298505

OCLC:

50170320