Neeleman, Ad;
Tanaka, Misako;
(2024)
Extraction asymmetries show that type A coordination is adjunction.
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pp. 1-39.
10.1353/lan.2024.a921998.
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Abstract
Ross (1967) already observed that the coordinate structure constraint can be violated in certain semantically asymmetric structures. In this paper we consider one of these structures, namely type A coordination, in detail (the terminology is from Lakoff 1986; an example is Here’s the whisky I went to the store and bought.) We present experimental evidence showing that the pattern of argument and adjunct extraction from type A coordinate structures matches the pattern of argument and adjunct extraction from structures containing purpose clauses in all crucial respects. This near-perfect parallel behavior suggests that, like purpose clauses, the second conjunct in a type A coordination is an adjunct (see also Brown 2017). We explore the consequences of this finding for both interpretive and syntactic analyses of asymmetric coordination.*
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