ellipsis conjunction call papers focus group zas berlin oct 2 3 1998 workshop ellipsis conjunction view growing interest conjunction ellipsis workshop attempt promote communication bridge gaps different approaches within framework generative syntax workshop concentrate following issues 1 structure conjunction construction basegenerated structure coordinate construction doubleheaded structure williams 1994 second conjunct rightadjoined first conjunct reinhart 1991 projection conjunction word p munn1987 something else 2 possible categories conjoined must conjunct clause extended projection excluding smaller xp types must conjunct xp excluding head x asymmetrical coordinations analyzed like categories conjoined 3 analyses ellipsis gapping constructions verb gapping construction instance analyzed rightward np movement followed identical constituent deletion jayaseelan 1990 across board verb movement johnson 1996 deletion licensed lf wilder 1997 addition remains shown account relationships vp ellipsis pseudogapping gapping furthermore general study sluicing required cover wh insitu languages slucing alternate overt movement eliminate strong features wh question lasnik 1997 4 analysis similarities differences among various types reduction coordinative comparative exception conjunction ellipses share properties differ syntactically semantically properties forwad deletion backward deletion related lf pf respectively claimed wilder 1997 5 constraints ellipsis constructions languagespecific properties might interact representations conjunction ellipsis ellipsis gapping rules ug 6 connection conjunction ellipsis information structure extent ellipses determined information structural aspects like focus background structuring 7 studies conjunction ellipsis greater variety languages invited speakers danny fox tilman hoehle kyle johnson jason merchant alan munn craig thiersch chris wilder organizers kerstin schwabe niina zhang horst dieter gasde andre meinunger deadline receipt abstracts july 1 1998 please send abstract 1 a4 letter size max dr niina zhang zas jaegerstr 1011 10117 berlin germany tel 4930 20192572 fax 4930 20192402 email ellipsis zas gwzberlin de accept abstracts fax email well regular mail selection abstracts presentation finished end august zentrum fur allgemeine sprachwissenschaft zas http www zas gwzberlin de