독일어 명사구의 생략현상에 대하여

Abstract

In this paper, I have handled NP-ellipses which are supposed to result from the principle of economy. After criticizing two previous approaches, i.e. a deletion- and a copying approach, I have presented a new approach, which makes elliptical phrases interpret as perfect propositions. This so-called default-inheritance system, the concept of which is borrowed from the self-repairing and Know-edge Representation, consists of a hierarchically structured re-presentation and a default-inheritance mechanism. According to the system. an elliptical sentence is structured under a normal sentence. and the highest ranked sentence inherits information to the lower ranked defective sentence. So, an elliptical sentence is interpreted as a combination of the inherited and the inherent information. On the ground of the formalized default-inheritance system, I have found the constraint which works on the NP-ellipsis in German. That is, the element to be inherited must correspond to the most prominent referent in discourses. By means of the interaction between thc system and the constraint, I have explained the various

phenomena of German.