Missing objects in Hebrew: Argument ellipsis, not VP ellipsis

Hebrew is standardly cited as a language exhibiting Verb-stranding VP-ellipsis (VSVPE). Systematic reassessment of the data demonstrates that all the alleged evidence for VSVPE is consistent with Argument Ellipsis (AE); furthermore, there are ample data that are only consistent with AE, and more rev...

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Main Author:	Idan Landau
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Open Library of Humanities 2018-06-01
Series:	Glossa
Subjects:	verb-stranding VP ellipsis argument ellipsis null objects Hebrew
Online Access:	https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/560

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spelling	doaj-3389270a951c4121a0d5c35f523520802021-09-02T03:33:26ZengOpen Library of HumanitiesGlossa2397-18352018-06-013110.5334/gjgl.560240Missing objects in Hebrew: Argument ellipsis, not VP ellipsisIdan Landau0Ben Gurion UniversityHebrew is standardly cited as a language exhibiting Verb-stranding VP-ellipsis (VSVPE). Systematic reassessment of the data demonstrates that all the alleged evidence for VSVPE is consistent with Argument Ellipsis (AE); furthermore, there are ample data that are only consistent with AE, and more revealingly, data that can only be explained if VSVPE is 'un'available. Finally, the verb preceding the missing object need not match the antecedent verb, falsifying the “Verb Identity Requirement”. The conclusion that Hebrew employs AE (similarly to East Asian languages) but not VSVPE focuses attention both on the typology of AE and on the so-far hidden constraints against VSVPE derivations.https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/560verb-stranding VP ellipsisargument ellipsisnull objectsHebrew
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title	Missing objects in Hebrew: Argument ellipsis, not VP ellipsis
title_short	Missing objects in Hebrew: Argument ellipsis, not VP ellipsis
title_full	Missing objects in Hebrew: Argument ellipsis, not VP ellipsis
title_fullStr	Missing objects in Hebrew: Argument ellipsis, not VP ellipsis
title_full_unstemmed	Missing objects in Hebrew: Argument ellipsis, not VP ellipsis
title_sort	missing objects in hebrew: argument ellipsis, not vp ellipsis
publisher	Open Library of Humanities
series	Glossa
issn	2397-1835
publishDate	2018-06-01
description	Hebrew is standardly cited as a language exhibiting Verb-stranding VP-ellipsis (VSVPE). Systematic reassessment of the data demonstrates that all the alleged evidence for VSVPE is consistent with Argument Ellipsis (AE); furthermore, there are ample data that are only consistent with AE, and more revealingly, data that can only be explained if VSVPE is 'un'available. Finally, the verb preceding the missing object need not match the antecedent verb, falsifying the “Verb Identity Requirement”. The conclusion that Hebrew employs AE (similarly to East Asian languages) but not VSVPE focuses attention both on the typology of AE and on the so-far hidden constraints against VSVPE derivations.
topic	verb-stranding VP ellipsis argument ellipsis null objects Hebrew
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Missing objects in Hebrew: Argument ellipsis, not VP ellipsis

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