This course is an introduction to the phenomenon of Ellipsis, which, in various manifestations, provides mechanisms for the reduction of redundancy in natural languages. The work for the course consists of homework problems, readings, and a final paper on some aspect of Ellipsis.
Instructor: Jorge Hankamer
Bresnan Squib Bach Squib Kayne Squib
Assignment 2: More VP Ellipsis
Chung, Ladusaw, and McCloskey 1995
Gapping and the Order of Constutuents
Incomplete VP Deletion and Gapping