Skip to main content

A Note on Alleged Cases of Nonsentential Assertion

  • Chapter
Ellipsis and Nonsentential Speech

Part of the book series: En]Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy ((SLAP,volume 81))

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Bach, K., “Semantic Slack: What is said and more.” In S.L. Tsohatzidis (ed.) Foundations of Speech Act Theory. London: Routledge. 1994: 267–291.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bach, K., “Quantification, Qualification and Context: A Reply to Stanley and Szabo.” Mind and Language 15 (2000): 562–283.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Barton, E., Nonsentential Constituents. Philadelphia: John Benjamins. 1990.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bobaljik, J., Morphosyntax: The Syntax of Verbal Inflection. PhD thesis, Dept. of Linguistics, MIT. 1995.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bobaljik, J., and Thrainsson, H., “Two Heads aren’t Always Better than One.” Msc. Harvard University and the University of Iceland. 1997.

    Google Scholar 

  • Carston, R., “Implicature, Explicature, and Truth-Theoretic Semantics.” In R.M. Kempson (ed.) Mental Representations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1988. Reprinted in Davis, 1991.

    Google Scholar 

  • Carston, R., “Implicature, Explicature and Truth-Theoretic Semantics.” In S. Davis (ed.), Pragmatics: A Reader. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1991: 33–51.

    Google Scholar 

  • Carston, R., “Explicature and Semantics.” UCLA Working Papers in Linguistics 12 (2000): 1–44. Forthcoming in S. Davis and B. Gillon (eds.), Semantics: A Reader. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chomsky, N., The Minimalist Program. Cambridge: MIT Press. 1995.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cinque, G., Adverbs and Functional Heads: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1998.

    Google Scholar 

  • Clapp, L. “What Unarticulated Constituents Could Not Be.” In J. Campbell, M. O’Rourke and D. Shier (eds.) Meaning and Truth. New York: Seven Bridges Press. 2002: 231–256.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kayne, R., The Antisymmetry of Syntax. Cambridge: MIT Press. 1994.

    Google Scholar 

  • Pollock, J.Y., “Verb Movements, Universal Grammar and the Structure of IP.” Linguistic Inquiry 20 (1989): 365–424.

    Google Scholar 

  • Poole, G., “Optional Movement in the Minimalist Program.” In W. Abraham et. al. (eds.), Minimal Ideas: Syntactic Studies in the Minimalist Framework. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 1996:199–216.

    Google Scholar 

  • Recanati, F., Direct Reference: From Language to Thought. Oxford: Blackwell. 1993.

    Google Scholar 

  • Recanati, F., “Unarticulated Constituents.” Linguistics and Philosophy 25 (2002): 299–345.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sperber, D., and Wilson, D., Relevance: Communication and Cognition. Oxford: Blackwell. 1986.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stainton, R., “In Defense of Non-Sentential Assertion.” In Z. Szabo (ed.), Semantics vs. Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004: 383–457.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stanley, J., “Context and Logical Form.” Linguistics and Philosophy 23 (2000): 391–434.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2005 Springer

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Ludlow, P. (2005). A Note on Alleged Cases of Nonsentential Assertion. In: Elugardo, R., Stainton, R.J. (eds) Ellipsis and Nonsentential Speech. En]Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, vol 81. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2301-4_5

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics