Verb phrase ellipsis
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title:
Verb phrase ellipsis
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In linguistics, verb phrase ellipsis is a type of elliptical construction and a type of anaphora in which a verb phrase has been left out (elided) provided that its antecedent can be found within the same linguistic context. For example, "She will sell sea shells, and he will too" is understood as "She will sell sea shells, and he will sell sea shells too". VP ellipsis is well-studied, particularly with regard to its occurrence in English, although certain types can be found in
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Linguistic elliptical construction omitting a verb
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb_phrase_ellipsis
date created:
2006-08-17T19:36:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T04:07:56Z
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