[Lingtyp] query: 1st syllable deletion

[David Gil]

Hi Jocelyn,

I would guess that the answer to your first two questions is 
affirmative, but these are some of the issues that I was hoping to 
clarify through this query.

As to whether these qualify as ellipsis, well I guess they satisfy most 
definitions of ellipsis.  But they feel somewhat different ...

Best,

David


On 01/11/2022 10:59, Jocelyn Aznar wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> just some questions for clarifying the query, but do you think this is 
> valid only when:
> - the 1st syllabe is a whole word?
> - when all the other information removed can be inferred from the 
> situation?
>
> Also, would you qualify those are elipsis? or do you have another 
> interpretation in mind?
>
> Best,
> Jocelyn
>
> Le 28/10/2022 à 14:11, David Gil a écrit :
>> Dear all,
>>
>> English seems to have a rule which, under particular conditions, 
>> allows for the first syllable of an utterance to be deleted.The first 
>> example below is from a movie that I saw last night, the next two are 
>> made up:
>>
>> (1) (What) The fuck happened to you?
>>
>> (2) (Are) You going home yet?
>>
>> (3) (I) Think it's gonna rain
>>
>> And there's also the formulaic "Wish you were here".
>>
>> My questions:
>>
>> 1. Has anybody written about this? Seems like it could be 
>> interestingfor a number of reasons.
>>
>> 2. Are there similar phenomena in other languages? (Haven't seen 
>> anything like it in the other languages I happen to be familiar with.)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> David
>>
>> -- 
>> David Gil
>>
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>> Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution
>> Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
>> Deutscher Platz 6, Leipzig, 04103, Germany
>>
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David Gil

Senior Scientist (Associate)
Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6, Leipzig, 04103, Germany

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