Fragment answers in Russian and Georgian: Evidence in favor of the PF-movement in ellipsis

Ekaterina Morgunova
Lomonosov Moscow State University / Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

Abstract. This paper deals with fragment answers in Russian and Georgian. I demonstrate that the data from these languages suggest that fragments are derived via two mechanisms — the movement of the remnant to the Spec,CP and the deletion of the TP — that operate on the PF level.

Keywords: fragment answers, ellipsis, focus movement, PF-movement

For citation: Morgunova E. Fragment answers in Russian and Georgian: Evidence in favor of the PF-movement in ellipsis. Typology of Morphosyntactic Parameters. 2018. Vol. 1, iss. 1. Pp. 88–103. (In Rus.)