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This handbook is the first volume to provide a comprehensive, in-depth, and balanced discussion of ellipsis, a phenomena whereby expressions in natural language appear to be incomplete but are still understood. It explores fundamental questions about the workings of grammar and provides detailed case studies of inter- and intralinguistic variation.

Grammar, Comparative and general --- Ellipsis (Grammar) --- Ellipsis --- Elliptical constructions --- Syntax --- Ellipse (linguistique) --- Grammaire comparée --- Ellipse. --- Linguistics --- Philology --- Grammar

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Generative analyses of comparatives traditionally include two construction specific ellipsis operations, Comparative Deletion and Comparative Ellipsis. Drawing from a wide array of new data, the present monograph develops a novel, directly semantically interpretable analysis of comparatives which does not require reference to designated deletion processes. On the one hand, Comparative Deletion is reinterpreted in terms of overt movement of the degree predicate. The resulting head-raising analysis contributes to an understanding of various puzzles for comparatives related to binding, locality and the influence of word-order variation on the interpretation and size of the ellipsis site. On the other hand, it is argued that Comparative Ellipsis can entirely be subsumed under standardly sanctioned ellipsis operations such as Gapping, Right Node Raising and Across-the-Board-movement. In addition, the study presents arguments for an ellipsis analysis of phrasal comparatives (such as Millhouse saw more movies than Bart). Empirical support for this conception derives, among others, from the complex interdependencies between ellipsis and serialization in English and German, and the binding properties of remnants inside the comparative complement. The study is directed towards readers interested in formal syntax and the syntax/semantics interface.

Grammar, Comparative and general --- Comparison (Grammar) --- Language and languages --- Syntax --- Ellipsis (Grammar) --- Ellipsis. --- Syntax. --- Comparison --- Elliptical constructions --- Ellipsis --- Linguistics --- Philology --- Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax

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Dialogue analysis --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Language and languages --- Sentences (Grammar) --- Ellipsis (Grammar) --- Analysis of dialogue --- DA (Interpersonal communication) --- Interpersonal communication --- Oral communication --- Ellipsis --- Sentences --- Elliptical constructions --- Syntax --- Dialogue analysis. --- Ellipsis. --- Sentences. --- Linguistics --- Philology

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This treatise elaborates a theory of ellipsis which brings the phenomenon under the aegis of very general and universal principles. It argues that the Empty Category Principle (ECP) constrains the distribution of ellipsis, just as it constrains the distributions of traces and null pronouns.

Grammar, Comparative and general --- Generative grammar. --- Grammar, Generative --- Grammar, Transformational --- Grammar, Transformational generative --- Transformational generative grammar --- Transformational grammar --- Psycholinguistics --- Ellipsis (Grammar) --- Ellipsis. --- Derivation --- Elliptical constructions --- Syntax --- Generative grammar --- Ellipsis --- Grammar --- Grammaire générative --- Ellipse (Linguistique) --- Linguistics --- Philology

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First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Grammar, Comparative and general --- Parallelism (Linguistics) --- Prosodic analysis (Linguistics) --- Ellipsis. --- Multidimensional phonology --- Polysystemic phonology --- Prosodic phonology --- Speaking styles --- Linguistics --- Phonetics --- Language and languages --- Ellipsis (Grammar) --- Phonology --- Style --- Elliptical constructions --- Syntax --- Philology