Papers by Katie Van Luven
Langauge and Linguistics Compass, 2024
A common diagnostic for distinguishing between arguments and adjuncts is obligatoriness/optionali... more A common diagnostic for distinguishing between arguments and adjuncts is obligatoriness/optionality: as a rule of thumb, arguments are obligatory and adjuncts are optional. However, there are many examples of
optional arguments, which have led researchers to
question the usefulness of this diagnostic and sometimes
even the very distinction between arguments and
adjuncts. This paper aims to show that arguments are
not simply optional; they are omissible only under
identifiable grammatical and pragmatic conditions. By
contrast, there are no conditions on when adjuncts can
be omitted. There are instead pragmatic conditions that
dictate the inclusion of adjuncts.
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Papers by Katie Van Luven
optional arguments, which have led researchers to
question the usefulness of this diagnostic and sometimes
even the very distinction between arguments and
adjuncts. This paper aims to show that arguments are
not simply optional; they are omissible only under
identifiable grammatical and pragmatic conditions. By
contrast, there are no conditions on when adjuncts can
be omitted. There are instead pragmatic conditions that
dictate the inclusion of adjuncts.
optional arguments, which have led researchers to
question the usefulness of this diagnostic and sometimes
even the very distinction between arguments and
adjuncts. This paper aims to show that arguments are
not simply optional; they are omissible only under
identifiable grammatical and pragmatic conditions. By
contrast, there are no conditions on when adjuncts can
be omitted. There are instead pragmatic conditions that
dictate the inclusion of adjuncts.