Idiomatic Appendices in Gapped Right Dislocation Constructions

• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: Soo-Hwan Lee Doo-Won Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제97호, 1~19쪽, 전체 19쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2018.03.30

국문 초록

We investigate the nature of the idiomatic gapped right dislocation constructions (RDCs), by examining the distinction between the idiomatic and non-idiomatic appendices. The overt idiomatic correlate in the antecedent clause plays a crucial role in identifying the idiomatic appendix of the gapped RDC. That is, the idiomatic appendix in the gapped RDC must hold the idiomatic correlate in the antecedent context. When the idiomatic appendix in the gapped RDC crosses islands such as a relative clause or an adjunct clause, the gapped RDC cannot preserve its idiomatic interpretation even when the verbal idiomatic expression is given in the antecedent clause or question. This is different from the fact that there is a parallelism between the plain gapped RDCs and the fragment answers, which shows a natural consequence under the standard assumption that the appendices and fragments are derived by ellipsis and are island-insensitive due to the repair effect. Hence, we follow the right dislocation approach for the idiomatic appendices in the gapped RDCs, which resolves the issue of the island sensitivity.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Verbal Idioms and Three Types of RDC

3. Idiomatic Fragments and Appendices

4. Island-Sensitive Idiomatic Appendices in the Gapped RDC

5. Conclusion

키워드

antecedent gapped right dislocation construction island-sensitive idiomatic appendix right dislocation approach verbal idiom