Zeros in Egyptian Can nothing mean something?

This paper deals with the use of zeros in Egyptian linguistics. It is argued that in most cases zeros are superfluous and misleading. Working in a structuralist framework, I suggest that a linguistic zero, in a narrow sense, must stand in a paradigmatic opposition and have a meaning of its own (signifié). To be fully operative, the notion of paradigmatic opposition should be maximally extended across the traditional borders of the word or of the nominal/verbal phrase. This done, the list of acceptable zeros is dramatically reduced