Incomplete Parenthesis: Determining how and why secondary propositions can be elliptical or fragmented from a cross-linguistic and multifaceted theoretical perspective

Project Information

INCPAR

Grant agreement ID: 263836

Project closed

Start date 1 February 2011

End date 31 January 2016

Funded under

• Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost € 1 499 554,00

EU contribution € 1 499 554,00

Coordinated by

RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN
Netherlands

Objective

This linguistic research aims to determine and theoretically explain the properties of incomplete parenthesis, in comparison to
regular ellipsis and fragments. Thereby, we will provide a systematic typology of (incomplete) parenthetical constructions and
amalgamated sentences based on grammatical features, taking into account the effects of syntax, information structure and
prosody. We also add a cross-linguistic perspective by comparing the inventory and behavior of parentheses in a number of
languages from different families, and we will collect the results in a specialized database that will be made publicly available
via an online application.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › databases

Programme(s)

• FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Topic(s)

• ERC-SG-SH4 - ERC Starting Grant - The Human Mind and its complexity

Call for proposal

ERC-2010-StG_20091209
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Funding Scheme

ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant

Host institution

RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN

Principal investigator

Mark De Vries (Dr.)

Administrative Contact

Egon Dietrich (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 1 499 554,00
• Address: Broerstraat 5 ; 9712CP Groningen ; Netherlands
• Region: Noord-Nederland › Groningen › Overig Groningen
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

Beneficiaries (1)

RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN

Netherlands

Principal investigator

Mark De Vries (Dr.)

Administrative Contact

Egon Dietrich (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 1 499 554,00
• Address: Broerstraat 5 ; 9712CP Groningen
• Region: Noord-Nederland › Groningen › Overig Groningen
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data