On an undocumented type of predicate ellipsis in Spanish and its consequences for the theory of ellipsis licensing
Saab, Andrés (Universidad de Buenos Aires)
Stigliano, Laura (The Ohio State University)

Date:	2023
Abstract:	In this paper, we introduce and discuss a type of ellipsis in Spanish, undocumented in the previous literature, which we will refer to as Predicate Phrase Ellipsis (PredP-Ellipsis), and its consequences for the theory of ellipsis licensing. PredP-Ellipsis is a type of ellipsis in which the complement of a copular verb undergoes deletion, whenever there is contrastive focus (typically encoded in Polarity) involved in the sentence. We provide an account for why this type of ellipsis is allowed in a language that lacks lower ellipses in the verbal domain (such as vP-Ellipsis), and implement our proposal by introducing an [E]-feature which is typically licensed when it enters into an Agree relation with a Polarity head higher in the structure.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Ellipsis ; Verbal ellipsis ; Predp-ellipsis ; Focus ; Polarity ; Spanish
Published in:	Isogloss, Vol. 9 Núm. 4 (2023) , p. 1-34 (Articles) , ISSN 2385-4138

Adreça original: https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/v9-n4-saab-stigliano
Adreça alternativa: https://raco.cat/index.php/isogloss/article/view/v9-n4-saab-stigliano
DOI: 10.5565/rev/isogloss.354

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