The Syntax of Silence: Sluicing, Islands, and the Theory of Ellipsis - Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics - Merchant, Jason (, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Chicago) - Books - Oxford University Press - 9780199243730 - August 16, 2001
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Merchant, Jason (, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Chicago)
The Syntax of Silence: Sluicing, Islands, and the Theory of Ellipsis - Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics

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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.

278 pages, 17 figures

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Released August 16, 2001
ISBN13 9780199243730
Publishers Oxford University Press
Pages 280
Dimensions 162 × 242 × 20 mm   ·   556 g
Language English  

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