目次
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 Previous Analyses
2.1 Non-Phase-based Approaches
2.1.1 Spec-Head Agreement Approach: Lobeck (1995)
2.1.2 Movement and Deletion Approach: Merchant (2001, 2004, 2008, 2013)
2.2 Phase-based Approaches
2.2.1 Agree-based Approach: Aelbrecht (2010)
2.2.2 Feature Inheritance-based Approach: Goto (2011)
2.3 Summary
3 Assumptions
3.1 The Feature Inheritance Theory
3.2 The Labeling Theory and Phasehood
3.3 Deletion Marking in Syntax and PF Deletion
3.4 Feature Inheritance of the E-feature
3.5 Deletion Sites
3.6 Summary
4 Proposals
4.1 Optionality of Feature Inheritance of the E-feature
4.2 What Licenses the E-feature? Focus is Crucial
4.3 What Licenses the E-feature? Not Just Focus
4.4 The E-feature Licensing through Agreement or Head-Head Selection
4.5 A Condition on Closeness between the E-feature and Its Licensor
4.6 E-feature Licensing in Sluicing and VP-ellipsis in English
4.7 Summary
5 Analyses
5.1 TP Deletion
5.1.1 Sluicing
5.1.2 Swiping
5.1.3 Gapping in CP Coordination
5.1.3.1 Coordination in Gapping
5.1.3.2 Movement of Remnants in Gapping
5.1.3.3 The Derivation in Gapping
5.2 v*P/vP Deletion
5.2.1 Interpretation of Adverbs in vP-ellipsis
5.2.2 v*P/vP Deletion with Spurious Do
5.2.3 v*P/vP Deletion with Auxiliaries
5.3 VP Deletion
5.3.1 VP Deletion in VP-ellipsis
5.3.2 VP Deletion with Auxiliaries
5.3.3 Pseudogapping
5.3.3.1 The Heavy NP Shift Approach: Jayaseelan (1990)
5.3.3.2 The Focus Movement Approach: Gengel (2013)
5.3.3.3 Movement of Remnants in Pseudogapping
5.3.3.4 The Derivation in Pseudogapping
5.3.4 Gapping in vP Coordination
5.3.5 Not as a Licensor
5.4 CP Deletion
5.5 Summary
6 The Other Related Phenomena and Remaining Issues
6.1 Why is the Complement of a Head with the E-feature Target for Deletion?
6.2 The Ban on Headless XP Ellipsis
6.3 Embedded Stripping
6.4 Theoretical Implications: Ellipsis in Japanese
6.5 Remaining Issues and Possible Solutions
6.5.1 Lack of a Phase Head in the Passive and Unaccusative Constructions
6.5.2 Voice Mismatch
6.5.3 CP Deletion
6.6 Summary
7 Concluding Remarks
References
Index
