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A quick question on binding theory
I'm reading Syntactic Analysis by Nicholas Sobin, which has a concise chapter on binding theory. The Wikipedia article on the matter is similarly concise, which is fine, as I do not want to go down a ...
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Does PRO satisfy binding condition A?
My assignment requires me to analyze two sentences (* denoting ungrammaticality):
*David realized that they have been spreading lies about himself
David has tended to spread lies about himself
The ...
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Is binding semantic?
Does binding theory occur in syntax or semantics?
Personally, I think the index of the pronouns is semantic because who it refers to is interpreted in the meaning, which should be regarded as ...
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About Binding Theory and R-expression
I learned that according to binding theory Principle C, an R-expression must be free.
But why is the sentence below is predicted to be grammatical under Binding Theory?
=> His(i) friends love John(...
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Why is there a proxy reading in this sentence from Reuland (2011)?
For English, himself can function as proxy reading, for instance,
One of the well-known properties of reflexive pronouns is their ability to
have "proxy readings." This is illustrated in (1) ...
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How does "own" affect binding?
How does own affect binding relationships?
I am studying binding theory as it applies to English. I have learned that own can influence the binding relations. For example:
(1) John is his boss.
The ...
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can a binder bind two bindees where one is in secondary predicate and the other is in third predicate
(1)[Zhangsan] zhidao [ta] zuo de dui.
Zhangsan know he do right
(2)??[Zhangsan] zhidao [ta] zuo le zhejian shiqing.
Zhangsan know he do ASP this thing
Huang1988 proposed that the ...
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What makes 'Every boy's teacher is proud of his achievement' grammatically wrong? [closed]
I came across the following contrast while I was studying English syntax about binding theory.
John's[1] mother is proud of his[1] achievements.
*Every boy's[1] teacher is proud of his[1] ...
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Reflexive Pronouns and Relative Clauses
At least in my dialect of English, sentences like the following are perfectly grammatical:
The picture of himselfi that Tomi most liked is on the table.
How does one account for the binding here? If ...
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A question about Binding Theory
In Binding Theory, Principle B says a pronoun must be free in its binding domain. But I wonder if there are any other constraints? For example, "He says her is great". In this way, "her" is free in ...
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What's the difference between coindexing and coreferential? [closed]
Here is a sentence. I(i) enjoy yourself(i). Can we say "I" and "yourself" are coindexed but not coreferential?
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Binding Puzzle in English Generative Syntax!
Consider the following sentences:
(1) Anna believes [ IP herself to be a hero] ]
(2) Anna wants [ IP him to leave] ]
(3) *Anna wants [ IP herself to leave ] ]
(1) is an example of Exceptional Case ...
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Does this sentence violate Principle A of Binding Theory?
In the sentence
John(i) wanted to buy himself(i) a pair of shoes.
With (i) to mark co-indexation.
Is the anaphor "himself" bound in its binding domain? Or is the binder in a separate domain ...
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Causatives and Reflexives
Causatives have been analysed as a single clause with a split-VP.
If the binding of reflexives is only possible intra-clausally, why is there this contrast ingrammaticality?
[Mary]i let [John]j kill ...
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What part of a non-restrictive relative clause corefers?
I am trying to figure out what components of a non-restrictive relative clause (if any) corefer with a previously mentioned antecedent. Here is the example I am working with:
“Mandy Monroe, one of ...
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Is there any good, theory-neutral definition of long-distance reflexives in the literature?
Long distance reflexives/anaphora/binding are much discussed in the literature, particularly among generativists, but while there seems to be rough agreement on what constitutes a long-distance ...
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Is case of PRO always the same as its controller?
I have a question about empty category PRO. I'd like to know if PRO is always bearing the same case as its controller, or not?
Are there any lingusitics laws that clames such a thing?
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Is the sentence "His only sibing is John's brother " violating Principle C of Binding Theory?
In this sentence, Semantically 'his' and 'John' come to refer to the same person.
Hence, both "his" and "John" are co-indexed.
However,Principle C states that an R-expression like "John" needs to be ...
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Binding theory - coindexes that produce grammatical sentences
Binding Principle C states that an R-expression must be free.
Consider the following sentence:
[Steven King]i is [Richard Bachman]i.
(Richard Bachman is Steven King's pen name)
The sentence is ...
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Problem understanding binding theory and c-command
I am reading about binding theory and I have a little problem. The book (1) says that:
A binds B iff:
(i) A c-commands B;
(ii) A and B are co-indexed.
and c-commanding is defined as the following:
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