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Record Nr.

UNINA9910283647103321

Autore

Bacskai-Atkari Julia

Titolo

Deletion phenomena in comparative constructions : English comparatives in a cross-linguistic perspective / / Julia Bacskai-Atkari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Language Science Press, 2018

Berlin, Germany : , : Language Science Press, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

3-96110-083-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 237 pages) : PDF, digital file(s)

Collana

Open generative syntax ; ; 3

Soggetti

English language - Deletion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Author(s)Bacskai-Atkari, JuliaCollectionKnowledge Unlatched (KU)LanguageEnglishShow full item recordThis book provides a new analysis for the syntax of comparatives, focusing on various deletion phenomena affecting the subclause. In particular, the proposed account shows that Comparative Deletion is merely a surface phenomenon that can be drawn back to the overtness of the comparative operator and the availability of lower copies of a movement chain, and it is thus subject to both language-internal and cross-linguistic variation. The main focus of the book is on English, yet other languages are also discussed for comparative purposes, with the aim of showing what the idiosyncratic properties of English comparatives are.