영어 공소화 현상의 최소주의적 접근 = A Minimalist Approach to Gapping Phenomena in English

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This thesis will analyze Gapping constructions more specifically, and try to explain these Gapping phenomena by the minimalist theory. We will demostrate the basis of formal analyses, using rules set up by Ross(1967), Jackendoff(l971), and Langendoen(l975). However, there are some problematic Gapping constructions which can`t be explained by the proposed formal assumptions, so we will utilize assuptions on the basis of functional analyses as referred to by Langendoen & Grose (1974). Kuno(1976). Under this approach, Ellipsis is explained in terms of some functional notions such as background information, point of view, and contrast. Some discussions on information structure are seriously dealt with and VP Ellipsis and Gapping are discussed mainly in this study. Therefore, we will conclude that Gapping can be analyzed and accounted for by both formal and functional explanations together. And we`ll see how gapped remnants ought to be checked in the minimalist framework.