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The Syntax of Silence

- Sluicing, Islands, and the Theory of Ellipsis

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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.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199243723
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 278
  • Utgitt:
  • 16 august 2001
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 157x233x15 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 412 g.
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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.

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