Suspended Affixation as Morpheme Ellipsis: Evidence from Ossetic Alternative Questions
This paper provides novel evidence that ellipsis can target bound morphemes. The evidence comes from suspended affixation of case markers in alternative questions in Digor and Iron Ossetic. The current literature on alternative questions (e.g. 'Does Mary like coffee or tea?') proposes that...
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Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2018-01-01
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Series: | Glossa |
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Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/501 |