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J a N V a N E I J C K a N D N I S S I M F R a N C E Z Verb-phrase Ellipsis in Dynamic Semantics

In this paper, we study Verb-phrase Ellipsis (VPE) and show its relationship to presupposition and its failure. We represent VPE by means of a dynamic semantics approach, using an extended version of Dynamic Predicate Logic (Groenendijk and Stokhof, 1991) which includes local variables and procedures. We focus on the representation of the strict/sloppy ambiguity in connection with ellipsis cons...

Verb Phrase Ellipsis using Frobenius Algebras in Categorical Compositional Distributional Semantics

We sketch the basis of a categorical compositional distributional semantic approach to the analysis of verb phrase ellipsis.

A Hybrid Type of Ellipsis in Romanian

The paper presents a type of ellipsis similar to stripping and split conjuncts, yet irreducible to either of them. One aim of the analysis is to document the existence of this distinct ellipsis type within the class of constructions where the elided constituent is a verb or a verb phrase. It is argued that the main generative strategies, namely, deletion and null anaphora cannot be applied to t...

Dynamic Interpretation of Verb Phrase Ellipsis

Underspeciied Treatment of Verb Phrase Ellipsis Underspeciied Treatment of Verb Phrase Ellipsis

This paper deals with the underspeciied semantic representation of ellipsis and its resolution. We present an analysis to explain the the distribution of strict and sloppy readings in the interaction of verb phrase ellipsis and anaphora. The analysis is integrated into a framework that enables a uniform and underspeciied treatment of scope, anaphora and VPE. Abstract This paper deals with the u...