@article{10902/13690, year = {2016}, month = {11}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/13690}, abstract = {Following an introduction to ellipsis and its consequences both for communication and for the theory of grammar, this paper addresses a number of issues which have been debated in the linguistic literature on ellipsis, namely structure, identity and licensing. This study brings to the readers' attention the effects which such conditions have for the study of ellipsis in different languages as well as their constraints within the generative framework. As case studies on the conditions and the characterisation of the linguistic strategy under scrutiny, this paper also summarises the main approaches to ellipsis in the studies embodied in this special issue.}, organization = {We are grateful to the following institutions for generous financial support: the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the European Regional Development Fund (grant no. FFI2013-44065-P), and the Autonomous Government of Galicia (grant no. GPC2014/060).}, publisher = {Walter de Gruyter}, publisher = {The Linguistic Review, 2016, 33(4), 445-452}, title = {Ellipsis: licensing, structure and identity}, author = {Gandón-Chapela, Evelyn and Pérez-Guerra, Javier}, }