Abstract
This review article examines two phenomena—reconstruction and ellipsis—discussed in articles selected from the above volume. Capitalizing on an independently motivated process of counter-cyclic Merger, the current article sketches an alternative analysis of the (anti)reconstruction effects in Welsh relative clauses discussed in Rouveret’s article in this volume and explores its consequences. Building on the observations in Williams’ article, also in this volume, we also see various ellipsis facts that can be analyzed as involving a particular type of variable binding dependency. Based on those facts, we consider the nature of a condition that is relevant for licensing ellipsis. The first half of the article is allocated to the presentation of brief reviews regarding some of the articles that are directly or indirectly related to the two topics above.
