Résumés
Abstract
A number of examples of antecedentless deletion are discussed. In each, the presence of silent elements simplifies the interpretation, in the sense that the interpretive component can now read, in a direct way, more off the syntax than it could have in the absence of those silent elements.
Keywords:
- antecedentless deletion,
- silent elements,
- interpretation,
- licensing conditions,
- inalienable possession
Résumé
Cet article porte sur l’effacement/le silence, ciblant le type d’élément nul qui n’a pas d’antécédent, en s’appuyant surtout sur des données provenant de l’anglais. Il conclut qu’une analyse qui présuppose la présence de tels éléments, parfois de nature clairement fonctionnelle, parfois beaucoup moins, est supérieure à celle qui ne la présuppose pas dans le sens où l’interprétation découle directement de la composante syntaxique.
Mots-clés :
- effacement sans antécédent,
- éléments nuls,
- interprétation,
- conditions de légitimation,
- possession inaliénable
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