Deletion phenomena in comparative constructions
Publisher: Language Science Press
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9783961100842; 9783961100835
Subjects: Linguistics
Description: This 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.

Notes: Knowledge Unlatched 103525 Language Science Press 2018 - 2020

English.