The Syntax of Silence: Sluicing, Islands, and the Theory of EllipsisTwo of the best studied and most intriguing areas in syntax and semantics are ellipsis and wh movement, and although these areas have generated immense interest individually, their intersection in elliptical wh questions known as sluicing has remained largely neglected. This book fills that gap. It does so on the basis of the most sustained empirical investigation of sluicing ever conducted, drawing on novel data from thirty languages that give rise