Ellipsis in Comparatives

The present monograph defends a new, semantically transparentaccount of the comparative construction, which incorporates novelanalyses of various phenomena related to the complex interdependenciesbetween word-order, ellipsis and interpretation. In particular, thestudy discusses the implications of two central hypotheses: (i)Comparative Deletion and Comparative Ellipsis do not representconstruction specific operations, but can be subsumed under standardlysanctioned movement and deletion processes. (ii) Phrasal comparativesare not-base-generated, but derive from a clausal source.

Chapter 1 Introduction

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1. Synopsis of chapter 2: Comparative Deletion

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2. Synopsis of chapters 3 and 4: Comparative Ellipsis

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Chapter 2 Comparative Deletion

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1. Introduction

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1.1. Locality and the identification of ellipsis

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(1)

1.2. Semantic approaches towards CD-resolution

11

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2. Identification of CD in syntax

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2.1. Disjoint reference effects

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2.2. Reflexives and reciprocals

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2.3. Coordinate Structure Constraint

18

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3. The syntax of NP-comparatives

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3.1. The Degree Phrase

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3.2. Against extraposition of the than-XP

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3.3. A new structure for prenominal AP's

29

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3.3.1. Low attachment of the than-XP

30

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3.3.2. Low attachment of the degree variable

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3.4. A new analysis of Comparative Deletion

38

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3.4.1. Head Raising

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3.4.2. Head raising and comparatives

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3.4.3. Four direct consequences of AP-Raising

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4. The semantics of NP-comparatives

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4.1. The representation of gradable adjectives

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4.2. Interpreting the comparative complement

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4.3. Interpreting the matrix clause

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5. Prenominal vs. postnominal comparatives

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5.1. Variable size of the CD-site

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5.2. Upper bound on the size of the CD-site

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5.3. Intersective and subsective readings

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5.4. Reconstruction and Principle C

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6. Semantic properties of the CD-site

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6.1. Weak and Strong Crossover

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6.2. De dicto readings

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6.2.1. The operator binds an e-type trace

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6.2.2. The operator binds an [e,t]-type trace 75

6.2.3. Against existential closure in semantics

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6.2.4. The operator binds an [[e,t],t>-type trace 81

7. Move Alpha without Form Chain

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Chapter 3 Comparative Ellipsis

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1. Introduction

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1.1. Comparative Ellipsis: the CR-Hypothesis

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1.2. Phrasal comparatives: the PC-Hypothesis

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(2)

1.3. Outline

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2. The Weak CR-Hypothesis

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2.1. Goals and preliminaries

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2.2. Gapping in coordination and in comparatives

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2.3. Resume

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3. The PC/CR-Hypothesis

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3.1. Introduction: the strong CR-Hypothesis

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3.2. Categorizing the evidence

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3.3. Internal conditions and the shape of the than-XP

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3.3.1. Internal conditions on Gapping: PCs vs. PRCs

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3.3.2. Hankamer's Puzzle

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3.3.3. The distribution of prepositions

127

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3.3.4. Resume and outlook

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3.4. Identifying the external conditions

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3.4.1. Gapping and *Embedding

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3.4.2. RNR and *Embedding

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3.4.3. Intraposition and extraposition

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(3)

3.5. External conditions and the position of than-XPs

141

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3.5.1. The position of PCs

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3.5.2. Comparing the distribution of PCs and PRCs

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3.5.3. Influence of matrix V2

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3.6. ATB movement

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Appendix: Object and adjunct comparatives

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1. Regular object/adjunct comparatives

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2. Irregular subject comparatives

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4. Additional restrictions on Comparative Coordination

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4.1. A problem for the analysis

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4.2. Assumptions: clause structure, CDSC and CSC

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4.3. Big conjuncts: AgrSP-coordination

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4.4. Intermediate conjuncts: TP-coordination

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4.5. Small conjuncts: AspP/VP-coordination

178

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5. Re-evaluation of counter arguments

179

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6. Summary

182

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Chapter 4 Comparative Coordination

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1. Introduction

185

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2. Deriving the coordinate parse

185

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2.1. Structural ambiguity and TR

186

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2.2. TR and the size of ellipsis

190

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3. Testing the TR-analysis

198

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3.1. Binding scope and the size of ellipsis

199

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3.2. The PC-Hypothesis and direct analyses

204

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3.2.1. Heim (1985)

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3.2.2. An argument against a direct analysis

207

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4. Coordination vs. subordination

218

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4.1. Coordination: syntactic vs. semantic conditions

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4.2. Conditions on subordination and coordination

224

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Chapter 5 Conclusion

229

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1. The AP-Raising Hypothesis

229

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2. The PC/CR-Hypothesis

232

(3)

Notes

235

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References

263

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Subject index

279

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Author index

283

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