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Pseudogapping in English

A direct interpretation approach

Bibliographic Data

ID20344530
AuthorsJ B Kim (0000-0003-3286-0446, Kyung Hee University), Jeffrey T Runner (0000-0001-6818-0632, University of Rochester)
Year2022
Volume39
Issue3
Pages457-494
Publication date2022-09-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Linguistic Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0167-6318 • E-ISSN: 1613-3676
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/tlr-2022-2094
OpenAlexW4284896748
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited36

Gapping elides a finite verb in the non-initial conjunct of a coordinate structure while VP ellipsis deletes a whole VP after an auxiliary. Unlike these two, pseudogapping elides most of the VP except one remnant. Pseudogapping additionally differs from gapping and VP ellipsis, in that it involves ellipsis of part of a non-finite VP. In this paper we provide a Construction Grammar account of pseudogapping that captures its similarities with as well as differences from other related elliptical constructions like VP ellipsis. Our construction-based analysis, which capitalizes on the inheritance network of constructions to capture broad similarities and unique differences among these constructions, allows us to account for the full range of extant data

Extant taxon · Grammar · Linguistics · Verb · Computer Science · Language and cultural evolution · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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Citations per year1,5
Citation span2022 - 2025 (4)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 5
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