Syntax of silence, the: sluicing, islands, and the theory of ellipsis
Auteur :
Merchant, Jason
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199243730
Date de publication :
16 août 2001
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
556 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.