Syntax of Hungarian: Coordination and Ellipsis

272 Pages·2022·4.358 MB·English

by  Zoltán Bánréti

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Syntax of Hungarian
Coordination and Ellipsis
Comprehensive Grammar Resources Syntax of Hungarian
General editor:
István Kenesei

Series editors:
Hans Broekhuis
Norbert Corver
István Kenesei
Comprehensive Grammar Resources Syntax of Hungarian
General editor:
István Kenesei

Series editors:
Hans Broekhuis
Norbert Corver
István Kenesei
Syntax of Hungarian
Coordination and Ellipsis
Editor:
Zoltán Bánréti

Amsterdam University Press
Syntax of Hungarian
Coordination and Ellipsis
Editor:
Zoltán Bánréti

Amsterdam University Press
The research leading toward the publication of this volume and all other volumes of Contents
the Syntax of Hungarian in the Comprehensive Grammar Resources series was
supported by Grant No. 100804 from OTKA, the Hungarian National Research Fund.
The publication of this volume was sponsored by Grant No. 120073 Open access
book series on the syntax of Hungarian from the National Research, Development
General introduction xv
and Innovation Office.

István Kenesei General Editor

1. The series xv
This book is published in print and online through the online OAPEN library
2. Previous research into the grammar of Hungarian xvi
(www.oapen.org).
3. The project xviii

OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) is a collaborative initiative 4. The language xx
to develop and implement a sustainable Open Access publication model for academic 5. Acknowledgements xxiv
books in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The OAPEN Library aims to improve References xxiv
the visibility and usability of high quality academic research by aggregating peer
Chapter 1 Coordinate conjunctions 1
reviewed Open Access publications from across Europe.
Zoltán Bánréti
1.1. Introduction 2
Cover design: Studio Jan de Boer, Amsterdam
1.2. Basic classes of coordinate conjunctions 2
Layout: Hans Broekhuis
1.3. Features of coordinatability 4

1.4. Coordinate constructions and number agreement 8
ISBN 978 94 6372 877 5
e-ISBN 978 90 4855 603 8 (pdf) 1.5. Agreement in person features 12
DOI 10.5117/9789463728775 1.6. Agreement between the features of coordinated direct objects and
NUR 616 verbal endings 19
1.7. Overt and covert conjunctions 25
1.8. Summary 28
1.9. Bibliographical notes 30

Chapter 2 Types of conjunctions 31
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2.1. Introduction 33
2.2. N-ary conjunctions 33
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2.3. Binary conjunctions 34

Some rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, 2.4. Binary conjunctions cannot be applied to non-predicative use of
any part of this book may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval NP/DP 37
system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, 2.5. Binary conjunctions: some pragmatic functions 38
photocopying, recording or otherwise). 2.6. The presence of the overt binary and n-ary conjunctions 40
2.7. Binary conjunctions: precedence constraints 48
2.8. A summary overview: differences between the functions of n-ary vs.
binary conjunctions 55
2.9. Multiple conjunctions in parallel structures 57
The research leading toward the publication of this volume and all other volumes of Contents
the Syntax of Hungarian in the Comprehensive Grammar Resources series was
supported by Grant No. 100804 from OTKA, the Hungarian National Research Fund.
The publication of this volume was sponsored by Grant No. 120073 Open access
book series on the syntax of Hungarian from the National Research, Development
General introduction xv
and Innovation Office.

István Kenesei General Editor

1. The series xv
This book is published in print and online through the online OAPEN library
2. Previous research into the grammar of Hungarian xvi
(www.oapen.org).
3. The project xviii

OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) is a collaborative initiative 4. The language xx
to develop and implement a sustainable Open Access publication model for academic 5. Acknowledgements xxiv
books in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The OAPEN Library aims to improve References xxiv
the visibility and usability of high quality academic research by aggregating peer
Chapter 1 Coordinate conjunctions 1
reviewed Open Access publications from across Europe.
Zoltán Bánréti
1.1. Introduction 2
Cover design: Studio Jan de Boer, Amsterdam
1.2. Basic classes of coordinate conjunctions 2
Layout: Hans Broekhuis
1.3. Features of coordinatability 4

1.4. Coordinate constructions and number agreement 8
ISBN 978 94 6372 877 5
e-ISBN 978 90 4855 603 8 (pdf) 1.5. Agreement in person features 12
DOI 10.5117/9789463728775 1.6. Agreement between the features of coordinated direct objects and
NUR 616 verbal endings 19
1.7. Overt and covert conjunctions 25
1.8. Summary 28
1.9. Bibliographical notes 30

Chapter 2 Types of conjunctions 31
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(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0)
2.1. Introduction 33
2.2. N-ary conjunctions 33
Zoltán Bánréti / Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam 2022
2.3. Binary conjunctions 34

Some rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, 2.4. Binary conjunctions cannot be applied to non-predicative use of
any part of this book may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval NP/DP 37
system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, 2.5. Binary conjunctions: some pragmatic functions 38
photocopying, recording or otherwise). 2.6. The presence of the overt binary and n-ary conjunctions 40
2.7. Binary conjunctions: precedence constraints 48
2.8. A summary overview: differences between the functions of n-ary vs.
binary conjunctions 55
2.9. Multiple conjunctions in parallel structures 57
2.10. A summary of the most important features of multiple conjunctions 77 6.4. Ellipsis following verbal modifiers: particle stranding ellipsis 169
2.11. Bibliographical notes 79 6.5. Ellipsis after preverbal modifiers of participials 175
6.6. Predicate ellipsis following polarity particles 176
Chapter 3 Coordinated wh-constructions 81
6.7. Summary 184
Anna Gazdik
6.8. Bibliographical notes 185
3.1. Introduction 83
Chapter 7 Nominal ellipsis 187
3.2. The empirical domain of the present chapter 83
3.3. The syntactic structure 84 Anikó Lipták
3.4. On coordination in multiple questions 94 7.1. NP ellipsis: the basic data 188
3.5. Summary 116 7.2. Type of remnants in NP ellipsis 189
3.6. Bibliographical notes 116 7.3. Morphological marking of elliptical noun phrases 191
7.4. Semantic properties of NP ellipsis 194
Chapter 4 VP-ellipsis in coordinated clauses with a parallel structure 119
7.5. Information structural properties of NP ellipsis 195
Zoltán Bánréti
7.6. Grammatical functions of elliptical noun phrases 197
4.1. Introduction 120
7.7. Anaphoric possibilities in possessed nominals 200
4.2. Two directions of ellipsis 120
7.8. Summary 203
4.3. Morphosyntactic conditions 124
7.9. Bibliographical notes 203
4.4. Some aspects of NP/ DP ellipsis 126
Chapter 8 Fragments 205
4.5. Backward ellipsis operates on words 129
4.6. Strict and/or sloppy identity of pronoun and the parallelism 132 Anikó Lipták
4.7. Gapping 133 8.1. Denition and setting the scope of this chapter 206
4.8. Summary 135 8.2. The logical functions and types of fragmentary constituents 208
4.9. Bibliographical notes 136 8.3. Embedded and layered fragments 216
8.4. Case connectivity in fragments 220
Chapter 5 Sluicing 139
8.5. Multiple fragments 222
Anikó Lipták
8.6. Summary 225
5.1. Sluicing in wh-interrogatives 140
8.7. Bibliographical notes 226
5.2. Sluicing with non-wh remnants 144
Subject index 227
5.3. Relative sluicing 146
5.4. Case connectivity in sluicing 147 References 233
5.5. Sluicing and locality 151
5.6. Summary 153
5.7. Bibliographical notes 154
Chapter 6 Predicate ellipsis 155
Anikó Lipták
6.1. Introduction 156
6.2. Ellipsis following auxiliary and semi-lexical material 156
6.3. Ellipsis following finite lexical verbs (V-stranding ellipsis) 162
2.10. A summary of the most important features of multiple conjunctions 77 6.4. Ellipsis following verbal modifiers: particle stranding ellipsis 169
2.11. Bibliographical notes 79 6.5. Ellipsis after preverbal modifiers of participials 175
6.6. Predicate ellipsis following polarity particles 176
Chapter 3 Coordinated wh-constructions 81
6.7. Summary 184
Anna Gazdik
6.8. Bibliographical notes 185
3.1. Introduction 83
Chapter 7 Nominal ellipsis 187
3.2. The empirical domain of the present chapter 83
3.3. The syntactic structure 84 Anikó Lipták
3.4. On coordination in multiple questions 94 7.1. NP ellipsis: the basic data 188
3.5. Summary 116 7.2. Type of remnants in NP ellipsis 189
3.6. Bibliographical notes 116 7.3. Morphological marking of elliptical noun phrases 191
7.4. Semantic properties of NP ellipsis 194
Chapter 4 VP-ellipsis in coordinated clauses with a parallel structure 119
7.5. Information structural properties of NP ellipsis 195
Zoltán Bánréti
7.6. Grammatical functions of elliptical noun phrases 197
4.1. Introduction 120
7.7. Anaphoric possibilities in possessed nominals 200
4.2. Two directions of ellipsis 120
7.8. Summary 203
4.3. Morphosyntactic conditions 124
7.9. Bibliographical notes 203
4.4. Some aspects of NP/ DP ellipsis 126
Chapter 8 Fragments 205
4.5. Backward ellipsis operates on words 129
4.6. Strict and/or sloppy identity of pronoun and the parallelism 132 Anikó Lipták
4.7. Gapping 133 8.1. Denition and setting the scope of this chapter 206
4.8. Summary 135 8.2. The logical functions and types of fragmentary constituents 208
4.9. Bibliographical notes 136 8.3. Embedded and layered fragments 216
8.4. Case connectivity in fragments 220
Chapter 5 Sluicing 139
8.5. Multiple fragments 222
Anikó Lipták
8.6. Summary 225
5.1. Sluicing in wh-interrogatives 140
8.7. Bibliographical notes 226
5.2. Sluicing with non-wh remnants 144
Subject index 227
5.3. Relative sluicing 146
5.4. Case connectivity in sluicing 147 References 233
5.5. Sluicing and locality 151
5.6. Summary 153
5.7. Bibliographical notes 154
Chapter 6 Predicate ellipsis 155
Anikó Lipták
6.1. Introduction 156
6.2. Ellipsis following auxiliary and semi-lexical material 156
6.3. Ellipsis following finite lexical verbs (V-stranding ellipsis) 162