공백화(Gapping), 의사공백화 (Pseudogapping), 동사구생략(VPE)구문의 비교분석

A Comparative Analysis on Gapping, Pseudogapping and Verb Phrase Ellipsis Constructions

Agbayani & Zoerner(2004) suggest that gapping and pseudogapping both involve the application of verb movement, in particular sideward movement of the main verb based on Johnson's(1994) across-the-board movement. They claims that the VPE analysis of Pseudogapping cannot be maintained. On the other hand, Johnson(2009) claims that gapping and pseudogapping are distinct constructions, despite their tempting similarities. He considers pseudogapping to be a special instance of VP-ellipsis, while gapping is a special instance of across-the-board movement. This study aims to mainly investigate these two approaches, along with the traditional PF deletion analyses advocated by Lasnik(1995, 1996. 2000) and Boeckx & Stjepanovi(2001). I present some empirical evidence for a sideward movement analysis on gapping and pseudogapping constructions, unlike VPE constructions, by retailing Agbayani & Zoerner's(2004) approach.