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Author: Karen De Clercq
A yes/no question fragment (YNQF) is an incomplete sentence that is
nonetheless interpreted as a full yes/no question. I argue that those YNQF's
are derived from an underlying syntactic structure through a process of deletion.
First, I shall adduce evidence for the claim that ellipsis is involved by
looking at connectivity effects (Merchant 2004), such as case-matching, binding
and control. Next, I will consider the nature of the process of deletion in
these fragments. I claim that the deletion in question is phonological in
nature. Evidence comes from cases of nonconstituent deletion and contrasts
between Dutch and English YNQFs.
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How to Cite: De Clercq, K. (2008) “Fonologische deletie in ja-neevraagfragmenten”, Handelingen - Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse maatschappij voor taal- en letterkunde en geschiedenis. 62(0). doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/kzm.v62i0.17434