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EXTRACTION ASYMMETRIES SHOW THAT TYPE A COORDINATION IS ADJUNCTION.
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Language . Mar2024, Vol. 100 Issue 1, p1-39. 39p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Ross (1967) observed that the coordinate structure constraint can be violated in certain semantically asymmetric structures. In this article we consider one of these structures, namely type A coordination, in detail (the terminology is from Lakoff 1986; an example is Here's the whisky I went to the store and bought). We present experimental evidence showing that the pattern of argument and adjunct extraction from type A coordinate structures matches the pattern of argument and adjunct extraction from structures containing rationale clauses in all crucial respects. This near-perfect parallel behavior suggests that, like rationale clauses, the second conjunct in a type A coordination is an adjunct (see also Brown 2017). We explore the consequences of this finding for both interpretive and syntactic analyses of asymmetric coordination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00978507
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Language
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176090021
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2024.a921998