https://i.imgur.com/8ybaeGw.jpg 玉山学者系列 Identifying the missing: Uncovering grammatical properties of ellipsis constructions Speaker: Prof. Audrey Li (Professor of Linguistics, University of Southern California) Time/Host: 12:30-2:00, May 9, 2023 / Prof. Miao-Ling Hsieh (Department of English, NTNU) Time/Host: 12:30-2:00, May 11, 2023 / Prof. Jen Ting (Department of English, NTNU) Note. This lecture will be conducted in English. in a hybrid format, both physical and online. Venue: International Conference Room, 8th Floor, Cheng Building Link: May 9 https://meet.google.com/yif-rfub-hpn May 11 https://meet.google.com/iwp-onxd-yrt Abstract Native speakers know when parts of sentences can be left unsaid (ellipsis constructions) and when not. Moreover, they have no problems interpreting the missing parts and can even distinguish different types of missing elements. What is such linguistic knowledge or competence in using and understanding ellipsis constructions? We will learn about types of ellipsis constructions and discuss what and how tools can be used to help uncover the grammatical properties of the missing parts and learn to be able to use the tools, adjusted according to the characteristics of individual languages. --

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