In this paper I discuss apparent violations to the P (reposition)-Stranding Generalization
(Merchant) in Spanish, a language that does not allow P-stranding in regular wh-questions. I …

This paper provides the first detailed description of a type of elliptical wh-question first noted
in a footnote in Ross's seminal paper on sluicing. Under certain, very restricted …

In this dissertation I investigate the syntax of ellipsis, the phenomenon in which, under
particular circumstances, certain linguistic material can be omitted, but it's still understood in …

The syntax of Arabic elliptical constructions is unsettled, as there are few studies that have
been done in the Arabic descriptive literature, as well as in Jordanian Arabic (henceforth …

Language transfer has an immense influence on all subsystems of the second language.
Traditionally, the concept of language transfer was viewed as the effect of first language on …

The Libyan varieties of both Arabic and Berber are among the least researched in their
respective fields. In order to facilitate the study of these varieties, we present an annotated …

Based on data from numerous languages, such as English, Frisian, and Danish, Merchant
(2001) proposes the'preposition stranding generalization'(PSG), which states that only …

This study examines the syntax of sluicing in Omani Arabic to uncover its morpho-syntactic
properties and underlying source. It also attempts to account for the apparent preposition …

The purpose of this paper is to explore the syntax of ellipsis in Iraqi Arabic. The paper sheds
light on three types of ellipsis in Arabic and English, namely: sluicing, gapping, and stripping …

Preposition stranding occurs with wh-movement in some languages. Modern Standard
Arabic and Moroccan Arabic do not allow P-stranding in information questions or sluicing …