Less Studied Ellipses
Further instances of ellipsis that do not (in a clear way) qualify as any of the ellipsis types listed above:
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- A: The cat likes Bill. B: Why does the cat like Bill?
- What will happen if I miss the deadline? .
With such data in mind, it is apparent that more work on ellipsis needs to be done before any sort of complete inventory of ellipsis mechanisms can be stipulated.
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