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Publication details [#4725]

Hinds, John V. 1978. Toward a theory of ellipsis in Japanese discourse. Working Papers in Linguistics 10 (2) : 15–72.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

conversation | elliptical construction | noun phrase | particle | verb phrase

Language as a subject

Japanese

Annotation

Comprehensive account of ellipsis involving noun phrases, verbals, and postpositional particles in Japanese discourse. H. claims that the varied instances of ellipsis are all part of a single, unified phenomenon.