This dissertation investigates the syntactic and semantic properties of fragments--utterances
which consist of a constituent smaller than a clause. Examples include short answers, such …

A novel logic-based framework for representing the syntax-semantics interface of natural
language, applicable to a range of phenomena. In this book, Yusuke Kubota and Robert …

In the previous chapter I showed that the syntax of Gapping and Fragments is virtually
identical. I followed Merchant (2004) in arguing for a movement plus deletion approach to …

Abstract Across‐the‐Board (ATB) phenomena in linguistics, can generally be defined as one‐
to‐many correspondences. Standard examples involve wh‐extraction out of two or more …

In this paper, we argue that Gapping constructions like Jessie might order beans and Kerry
rice are ambiguous between two structures: CP domain coordinate structures, and v P …

The scope anomaly observed in sentences like Mrs. J can't live in Boston and Mr. J in LA
(¬◊>∧) and No dog eats Whiskas or cat Alpo (¬∃>∨) is known to pose difficult challenges …

The second conjunct comprises Mary, the complement of a P selected by the verb,
alongside on Friday, a PP-adjunct adjoined to VP, but these do not form a constituent in the …

In this article, we propose an analysis of pseudogapping in Hybrid Type-Logical Categorial
Grammar (Hybrid TLCG;;). Pseudogapping poses a particularly challenging problem for …

Mandarin Chinese is said to be a radical pro-drop language, in the sense that verbal
arguments in this language can be dropped rather freely. However, in this dissertation, I …

This monograph presents the first in-depth empirical and theoretical study of determiner
sharing in German, addressing both its language-specific properties and its comparative …