Ellipsis and discourse coherence.
VP ellipsis generally requires a syntactically matching antecedent. However, many documented examples exist where the antecedent is not appropriate. Kehler (2000, Linguistics and philosophy 23(6), 533–575. 2002, Coherence, Reference and the Theory of Grammer, CSLI Publications. Stanford.) proposed a...
| Publicado en: | Linguistics & Philosophy Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 315 - 347 |
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