Conjunction, cumulation and respectively readings

• Published in: Journal of linguistics Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 297 - 344
• Main Author: CHAVES, RUI P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Cambridge University Press 01.07.2012
• Subjects: Adverbs; Descriptive studies and applied theories; Grammar; Grammar Theories; Grammatical constructions; Grammatical subject; Linguistics; Literature; Phrase structure grammar; Predicate; Predicates; Reading; Semantic analysis; Semantics; Sentence structure; Syntactic analysis; Syntactic Structures; Syntactics; Syntax; Syntax Semantics Relationship; Verbs; Words; Subcategorization; Adverb; English; Syntactic structure; Theory; Predication; Unification grammar; Semantic interpretation; Syntax; Semantic structure

So-called respectively readings have posed serious challenges for theories of syntax and semantics. Sentences like George and Martha respectively denounced and were denounced by the governor (McCawley 1998) show that although the conjoined verbal expressions share the same syntactic subject, they do...