| Chapter - 1 |
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| Section 1:a |
| In this chapter, we consider not only the
binding of anaphors in argument positions (argument binding)
but also the binding of anaphors in non-argument positions
(non-argument binding). We also deal with the pronoun-antecedent
relationship in a limited way and specify the kind of
antecedent the pronoun can choose within a certain domain.
We discuss the binding of R-expressions, and construct
the problem differently from the way it is generally done.
In short, we propose an alternative theory of binding.
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| The two crucial concepts employed in the
main stream binding theory are as follows: |
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c
- command |
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governing
category. |
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| The antecedent is determined with the help
of the former and the latter defines a certain limited
(local) domain relevant to binding. We argue below that
the relevant facts from Hindi pose problems for both. |
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| First, the theory of c-command: In our discussion
of this issue, we confine ourselves to the instances of
argument - binding since the LGB theory aims to account
for these alone. [We suggest that the notion of c - command
is not needed for determining the antecedent of anaphors
in Hindi. Consider:] |
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ram ko apna vidyalaya pasand hai
i i
ram CM self+poss school like copula+PRES
(Ram
likes his school.)
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| (2) |
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ram
ne shyam ko apni kitab di
i i
ram CM shyam CM self book give+PAST
(Ram
gave his book to Shyam.)
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(1) |
has the following S - structure representation
which has been simplified. In terms go LGB, the
binding theory applies at this level of S-structure
representation. |
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| (3) |
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Here
the anaphor apna occurs within the VP and ram
is its antecedent. Notice that ram does not c
- command apna in the above configuration and as such
cannot be the antecedent of the anaphor. The sentence
should have been ungrammatical because the anaphor would
have remained uninterpreted in it. However, the sentence
is perfectly grammatical. Clearly, then, the anaphor
does not need a c - commanding antecedent. |
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