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John Beavers and Ivan A. Sag: Coordinate Ellipsis and Apparent Non-Constituent Coordination
Within the tradition of Categorial Grammar, so-called
`non-constituent' coordination (`argument cluster' coordination and
`right node raising') has been analyzed in terms of the coordination
of nonstandard constituents produced by the operations of type
raising and composition. This highly successful research has
expanded the domain of data that modern analyses of coordination
must take into account. Recent HPSG work by Yatabe (2002) and
Crysmann (2003) provides an interesting alternative approach to
this problem in terms of the coordination of familiar, but
`elliptical' constituents. We argue that this approach is
empirically superior to the Categorial Grammar analysis, both in
terms of empirical coverage and cross-linguistic predictions. We
reassess the relevant English data in small but important ways, and
develop our own ellipsis analysis, building on Yatabe's and
Crysmann's insights.
Maintained by Stefan Müller
Created: October 25, 2004
Last modified: March 10, 2008
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