Non-binding restrictions on со-indexing of pronouns
Non-binding restrictions on со-indexing of pronouns
Author(s): Christo MoskovskySubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax, Philology
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: pronouns; со-indexing;
Summary/Abstract: Pronouns have no intrinsic referential meaning of their own, and in order to be interpreted they must be linked to a referential linguistic or discourse entity, and derive their reference by that link. Nowadays there is a wide agreement that syntactic factors, such as binding, play a prominent role in the distribution and interpretation of pronouns. Syntactic binding involves two conditions: c-command and coindexation. The binder c-commands, and is coindexed with, the bindee, as in (1): (1) a. John- believes [(hat Mary hates him,].
Journal: Съпоставително езикознание / Сопоставительное языкознание
- Issue Year: 2004
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 28-35
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
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