Oxford Handbook of Ellipsis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1200
ISBN-13: 9780198712398
Subjects: Grammar, comparative and general
Description: This handbook is the first volume to provide a comprehensive, in-depth, and balanced discussion of ellipsis, a phenomena whereby expressions in natural language appear to be incomplete but are still understood. It explores fundamental questions about the workings of grammar and provides detailed case studies of inter- and intralinguistic variation.