Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Ellipsis in Government-Binding Theory -- 1.0 Introduction -- 1.1 Two Theories of Licensing and Identification -- 1.1.1 Chomsky (1986b): Barriers Theory -- 1.1.2 pro in Barriers Theory -- 1.1.3 Rizzi (1990): Relativized Minimality -- 1.1.4 pro in Relativized Minimality Theory -- 1.2 The Definition of 'Ellipsis' -- 1.2.1 Ellipsis versus Gapping -- 1.2.2 Ellipsis versus Stripping -- 1.3 Ellipses as Empty non-NP Pronomials -- 1.4 The Derivation and Identification of Ellipted Categories -- 1.4.1 Deletion versus Interpretation -- 1.4.2 Reconstruction and Identification -- 1.5 Conclusion -- Notes -- 2. Strong Agreement, Licensing, and Identification -- 2.0 Introduction -- 2.1 Ellipsis and X-bar Theory -- 2.1.1 Ellipsis in NP -- 2.1.2 Sluicing -- 2.1.3 VP Ellipsis -- 2.2 An Alternative Theory of Phrase Structure -- 2.3 Functional Categories and Strong Agreement -- 2.3.1 Strong Agreement in DET -- 2.3.2 Strong Agreement in INFL -- 2.3.3 Strong Agreement in COMP -- 2.4 Ellipsis in DEGP -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Notes -- 3. Two Functional Heads in English DP -- 3.0 Introduction -- 3.1 The Phrase Structure of English DP -- 3.1.1 Rothstein (1988) and Ritter (1991) -- 3.2 DET and NUM in English DP -- 3.3 Ellipsis in DP and NUMP: The 'Generalized' Government Transparency Corollary -- 3.4 Ellipsis in English Quantified Noun Phrases -- 3.5 Summary -- Notes -- 4. Ellipsis in German and French Noun Phrases: The Ellipsis Identification Parameter -- 4.0 Introduction -- 4.1 Agreement and Ellipsis in German Noun Phrases -- 4.1.1 Weak and Strong Endings -- 4.1.2 Two Functional Heads in German DP -- 4.1.3 Ellipsis in German DP and NUMP -- 4.1.4 Ellipsis in Quantified Noun Phrases in German -- 4.2 Agreement and Ellipsis in French Noun Phrases -- 4.2.1 Agreement in French Noun Phrases -- 4.2.2 Two Functional Heads in French DP.

4.2.3 Quantified Noun Phrases in French -- 4.2.4 Ellipsis in French Noun Phrases -- 4.3 The Ellipsis Identification Parameter -- Notes -- 5. VP Ellipsis in English, French, and German Tensed Clauses -- 5.0 Introduction -- 5.1 Verb Raising and Feature Checking in English -- 5.2 Empty Heads and the ECP: Auxiliary Reduction and Subject Auxiliary Inversion -- 5.3 NEG as a Licensing and Identifying Head -- 5.4 VP Ellipsis in French and German -- Notes -- 6. VP Ellipsis in English Infinitives -- 6.0 Introduction -- 6.1 The Structural Position of Infinitives -- 6.2 Infinitival to and Incorporation -- 6.2.1 V-P Reanalysis as Incorporation -- 6.2.2 Extensions of the Analysis: for and not -- 6.3 Blocking Incorporation -- 6.3.1 WH-Movement -- 6.3.2 'Too/Enough' and 'Tough' Infinitives -- 6.3.3 Infinitives in Noun Phrases and Infinitival Purpose Clauses -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X.