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EXCEPTION PHRASES AS FRAGMENTS: THE CASE OF ROMANIAN
EXCEPTION PHRASES AS FRAGMENTS: THE CASE OF ROMANIAN

Author(s): Emil Ionescu
Subject(s): Syntax
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Exception Phrase; Romanian; fragment; ellipsis; HPSG;

Summary/Abstract: The paper proposes a formal account for Exception Phrases (EP) in Romanian. The analysis is expressed within the HPSG framework. We firstly show that an approach that treats EPs as structural ellipses faces multiple drawbacks. We then introduce the concept of fragment and we show that EPs meet the conditions of fragments. Finally, we formalize the concept of exceptive fragment, which results in an account that is free from the drawbacks identified in the case of the structural approach.

  • Issue Year: 1/2019
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 95-107
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Romanian