Focusing effects and NP interpretation in VP ellipsis

This dissertation provides solutions for some problems of quantification and anaphora interpretation in VP ellipsis contexts. The introductory Chapter 1 begins with brief descriptions of the problems and some of the basic assumptions employed in this thesis. I will then discuss the 'identity pr...

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Main Author: Tomioka, Satoshi
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1997
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9737589