No Null Nouns - corpora@parles.upf

What does the null noun do for us?
A hypothetical construct such as a null category
should only be posited if there is clear evidence
for it, if its presence is crucial for explaining
some facts.
There is no evidence for the null noun.
In addition having a null noun complicates the
explanation of certain facts considerably.
It complicates the explanation of the behavior of
the two classes of determiners.
And it makes the explanation of preN adjectives
practically impossible.