tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851981677644878233.post6901553047207857710..comments2023-10-25T02:16:28.192-06:00Comments on Ryan's linguistics blog: VP ellipsis gone wrongRyan Denzer-Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015316224715016479noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851981677644878233.post-68936839257629006062008-12-11T22:44:00.000-07:002008-12-11T22:44:00.000-07:00I think this example is worse than that, because t...I think this example is worse than that, because the interpretation involving ellipsis of "applied for" is not the only one possible. "Fellowships you have" could equally be taken to mean "fellowships you have already received". If the sentence was spoken, then the intonation would indicate which interpretation is meant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com