LEADER 04439nam 22007334a 450 001 9910783099803321 005 20230721021246.0 010 $a1-282-42589-7 010 $a9786612425899 010 $a3-11-021336-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110213362 035 $a(CKB)1000000000748166 035 $a(EBL)435666 035 $a(OCoLC)430322441 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000203888 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11172484 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203888 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10174594 035 $a(PQKB)11196975 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC435666 035 $a(DE-B1597)35829 035 $a(OCoLC)851059895 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110213362 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL435666 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10300376 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL242589 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000748166 100 $a20081114d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aModality and ellipsis$b[electronic resource] $ediachronic and synchronic evidence /$fby Remus Gergel 210 $aBerlin ;$aNew York $cMouton de Gruyter$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (266 p.) 225 1 $aTrends in linguistics. Studies and monographs,$x1861-4302 ;$v202 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-020509-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [232]-256) and index. 327 $aPreface -- List of abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Modals and ellipsis in the architecture of grammar -- 3. Towards an account of VP ellipsis -- 4. Modals and ellipsis in diachronic change -- 5. Modals and ellipsis in synchrony -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Index. 330 $aAspects of modality and ellipsis have become prominent in theoretical linguistics over the last years. What has remained under-investigated is the fact that modals tend to make excellent ellipsis licensers and, conversely, that many of the naturally occurring cases of ellipsis are licensed by modals. The book concentrates on the syntax of the modal auxiliaries with special focus on English and investigates the grammatical relationship with the process of ellipsis that interacts most relevantly with the modals in grammaticalized fashion by including a special emphasis on verb-phrase ellipsis. After a critical discussion of pertinent approaches in the two domains, the book focuses on establishing the connection between the two areas by essentially drawing on the history of English and on observable effects in modern grammars, which it puts into perspective with semantically grounded features on the modals involved. Two major generalizations are proposed in the monograph. The first generalization concerns the treatment of the interaction between modals and ellipsis as determined by the features located in the licensing modal heads. To this end, the syntactic effects of the main semantic factors are explored in detail in English and partial effects obtaining in other languages are discussed. The second generalization concerns the syntactic component involved in ellipsis licensing. It is suggested that ellipsis types with the distributional features of verb-phrase ellipsis are licensed by interpretable features of the licensing head. The two generalizations are intertwined with one another and derive a series of further legitimate ellipsis licensers beyond the modals. The role of formal features that are interpretable is distinguished from agreement features, which are claimed not to be in charge of ellipsis licensing. 410 0$aTrends in linguistics.$pStudies and monographs ;$v202. 606 $aEnglish language$xSyntax 606 $aEnglish language$xEllipsis 606 $aEnglish language$xModality 606 $aGrammar, Comparative and general$xEllipsis 606 $aModality (Linguistics) 610 $aEllipsis (language). 610 $aEnglish /language. 615 0$aEnglish language$xSyntax. 615 0$aEnglish language$xEllipsis. 615 0$aEnglish language$xModality. 615 0$aGrammar, Comparative and general$xEllipsis. 615 0$aModality (Linguistics) 676 $a425 700 $aGergel$b Remus$f1974-$01534684 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783099803321 996 $aModality and ellipsis$93782431 997 $aUNINA