Section II: a
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| We turn to a different issue now. Recall
the formulation (15). What happens when the anaphor is
the agent or the perceiver? The answer is clear. If the
binding domain contains another argument which, according
to the formulation (15), can be the antecedent, then,
the sentence would be grammatical, otherwise not. Thbis
needs to be tested. |
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| We have not yet explicated our notion of
the binding domain; at this stage we may tentatively regard
the minimal tensed S as the binding domain of anaphors
in Hindi. This is not really correct, as we will shortly
see. However, this does not vitiate the discussion at
the present stage. |
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| There are seven sets of sentences given below.
The second sentence in each contains an anaphor bearing
the agentive or the perceiver theta-role. |
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| (35) |
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(i) |
ram khana kha raha hai
ram food eat + PROG + PRES
(Ram is eating.)
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(ii)
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*apna
khana kha raha hai
self 's food eat + PRES
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| (36) |
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(i) |
ram ne khana khaya
ram CM food eat+PAST
(Ram ate.)
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(ii) |
*apan ne khana khaya
self
CM food eat + PAST
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| (37) |
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(i) |
ram
dwara mohan mara gaya
ram CM mohan kill + PASSIVE + PAST
(Mohan was killed by Ram.)
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(ii)
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ram
ko apne dwara natak me mohan ka mara
i i
Ram
CM self CM play CM mohan CM kill
jana
thik
nahi laga
Pass+Nom
proper NEG perceive+PAST
(Ram
did not think it proper for Mohan to
be
killed by him in the play)
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