Modality and ellipsis : diachronic and synchronic evidence /

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Author / Creator:	Gergel, Remus, 1974-
Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 259 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs, 1861-4302 ; 202 Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 202.
Subject:	English language -- Syntax. English language -- Ellipsis. English language -- Modality. Grammar, Comparative and general -- Ellipsis. Modality (Linguistics) English language -- Ellipsis. English language -- Modality. English language -- Syntax. Grammar, Comparative and general -- Ellipsis. Modality (Linguistics) Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11196456

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ISBN:	9783110213362 3110213362 1282425897 9781282425897 9783110205091 3110205092
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-256) and index. In English. Print version record.
Summary:	Aspects 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. Af.
Other form:	Print version: Gergel, Remus, 1974- Modality and ellipsis. Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2009 9783110205091 3110205092
Standard no.:	10.1515/9783110213362

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