. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syntax Pavel Caha 6 Dec 2021 1 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coreference (1) A er [NP the baroness]1 had visited the lord, [NP she ]1 le the house. (she = baroness) 2 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coreference (1) A er [NP the baroness]1 had visited the lord, [NP she ]1 le the house. (she = baroness) (2) A er [NP the baroness]1 had visited the lord, [NP she ]2 le the house. (she ̸= baroness) 2 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coreference (1) A er [NP the baroness]1 had visited the lord, [NP she ]1 le the house. (she = baroness) (2) A er [NP the baroness]1 had visited the lord, [NP she ]2 le the house. (she ̸= baroness) (3) De ni on: Antecedent A is the antecedent of B i (if and only if) (i) A precedes B, and (ii) A and B corefer. 2 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Types of (non-)coreference (4) obligatory coreference a. Zelda1 bores herself1. b. *Zelda1 bores herself2. 3 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Types of (non-)coreference (4) obligatory coreference a. Zelda1 bores herself1. b. *Zelda1 bores herself2. (5) obligatory non-coreference a. She8 adores Zelda15’s teachers. b. *She8 adores Zelda8’s teachers. 3 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Types of (non-)coreference (4) obligatory coreference a. Zelda1 bores herself1. b. *Zelda1 bores herself2. (5) obligatory non-coreference a. She8 adores Zelda15’s teachers. b. *She8 adores Zelda8’s teachers. (6) op onal coreference a. Zelda15 adores her15 teachers. b. Zelda14 adores her5 teachers. 3 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Types of referen al expressions (7) a. re exives and reciprocals (‘anaphors’): himself, herself, itself, themselves, myself, yourself, ourselves, yourselves each other, one another b. non-re exive pronouns (‘pronominals’): he, she, it, him, her, I, us, you, me, his, your, my, our c. full NPs including names (‘r-expressions’): the baroness, Peter, this, a disinherited Russian countess . . . 4 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re exives must have a clause-bound antecedent (8) a. That it rains bothers Peter. b. That it rains bothers her/him. c. *That it rains bothers himself/herself. 5 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pronouns and nouns cannot have a clause-bound antecedent (9) a. *Peter4 watches Peter4 in the mirror. b. *Peter4 watches him4 in the mirror. c. Peter4 watches himself4 in the mirror. 6 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pronouns can have a non-local antecedent (10) a. *Carla4 thinks that I hate Carla4 b. Carla4 thinks that I hate her4. c. *Carla4 thinks that I hate herself4. 7 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Binding Condi ons (11) Binding Condi ons (preliminary) a. A re exive pronoun must have an antecedent within its local clause. 8 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Binding Condi ons (11) Binding Condi ons (preliminary) a. A re exive pronoun must have an antecedent within its local clause. b. A non-re exive pronoun must not have an antecedent within its local clause. 8 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Binding Condi ons (11) Binding Condi ons (preliminary) a. A re exive pronoun must have an antecedent within its local clause. b. A non-re exive pronoun must not have an antecedent within its local clause. c. An r-expression must not have an antecedent 8 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Binding Condi ons (11) Binding Condi ons (preliminary) a. A re exive pronoun must have an antecedent within its local clause. b. A non-re exive pronoun must not have an antecedent within its local clause. c. An r-expression must not have an antecedent (12) a. *That it rains bothers himself/herself. (no antecedent) b. *Carla4 thinks that I hate herself4. (non-local antecedent) c. Peter2 watches himself2 in the mirror. (local antecedent) 8 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Binding Condi ons (11) Binding Condi ons (preliminary) a. A re exive pronoun must have an antecedent within its local clause. b. A non-re exive pronoun must not have an antecedent within its local clause. c. An r-expression must not have an antecedent (12) a. That it rains bothers him/her. (no antecedent) b. Carla4 thinks that I hate her4. (non-local antecedent) c. *Peter3watches him3 in the mirror. (local antecedent) 8 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Binding Condi ons (11) Binding Condi ons (preliminary) a. A re exive pronoun must have an antecedent within its local clause. b. A non-re exive pronoun must not have an antecedent within its local clause. c. An r-expression must not have an antecedent (12) a. That it rains bothers Peter. (no antecedent) b. *Carla4/she4 thinks that I hate Carla4. (non-local antecedent) c. *Peter3/he3 watches Peter3 in the mirror. (local antecedent) 8 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-command (13) Carlo a4’s dog accompanies her4//*herself4 to kindergarten. 9 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-command (13) Carlo a4’s dog accompanies her4//*herself4 to kindergarten. (14) Binding Condi ons a. A re exive pronoun must have an antecedent within its local clause. b. A non-re exive pronoun must not have an antecedent within its local clause. c. An r-expression must not have an antecedent 9 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-command (13) Carlo a4’s dog accompanies her4//*herself4 to kindergarten. (14) Binding Condi ons a. A re exive pronoun must have a c-commanding antecedent within its local clause. b. A non-re exive pronoun must not have a c-commanding antecedent within its local clause. c. An r-expression must not have a c-commanding antecedent 9 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The structure VP NP9 NP4 Carlo a’s NP dog VP V′ V accompanies NP4 *herself PP to the kindergarten 10 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The structure VP NP9 NP4 Carlo a’s NP dog VP V′ V accompanies NP4 *herself PP to the kindergarten (15) Node A c-commands node B in a phrase marker i a. neither dominates the other, and b. every (branching) node that dominates A also dominates B 10 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The structure VP NP9 NP4 Carlo a’s NP dog VP V′ V accompanies NP4 *herself PP to the kindergarten (15) Node A c-commands node B in a phrase marker i a. neither dominates the other, and b. every (branching) node that dominates A also dominates B (16) Node A c-commands node B in a phrase marker i you can go from A to B by going one node up, and then only down, while never crossing a branch twice 10 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The structure VP NP9 NP4 Carlo a’s NP dog VP V′ V accompanies NP4 *herself PP to the kindergarten (15) Node A c-commands node B in a phrase marker i a. neither dominates the other, and b. every (branching) node that dominates A also dominates B (16) Node A c-commands node B in a phrase marker i you can go from A to B by going one node up, and then only down, while never crossing a branch twice (17) Binding Condi ons a. A re exive pronoun must have a c-commanding antecedent within its local clause. 10 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The structure VP NP9 NP4 Carlo a’s NP dog VP V′ V accompanies NP4 her PP to the kindergarten 11 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The structure VP NP9 NP4 Carlo a’s NP dog VP V′ V accompanies NP4 her PP to the kindergarten (18) Node A c-commands node B in a phrase marker i a. neither dominates the other, and b. every (branching) node that dominates A also dominates B 11 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The structure VP NP9 NP4 Carlo a’s NP dog VP V′ V accompanies NP4 her PP to the kindergarten (18) Node A c-commands node B in a phrase marker i a. neither dominates the other, and b. every (branching) node that dominates A also dominates B (19) Node A c-commands node B in a phrase marker i you can go from A to B by going one node up, and then only down, while never crossing a branch twice 11 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The structure VP NP9 NP4 Carlo a’s NP dog VP V′ V accompanies NP4 her PP to the kindergarten (18) Node A c-commands node B in a phrase marker i a. neither dominates the other, and b. every (branching) node that dominates A also dominates B (19) Node A c-commands node B in a phrase marker i you can go from A to B by going one node up, and then only down, while never crossing a branch twice (20) Binding Condi ons b A non-re exive pronoun must not have a c-commanding antecedent within its local clause. 11 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asymmetries in binding (21) a. Petr3 Petr má rád likes svou3 himself’s sestru sister ‘Petr likes his sister’ 12 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asymmetries in binding (21) a. Petr3 Petr má rád likes svou3 himself’s sestru sister ‘Petr likes his sister’ b. *Svá3 himself’s sestra sister má ráda likes Petra3 Petr 12 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asymmetries in binding (21) a. Petr3 Petr má rád likes svou3 himself’s sestru sister ‘Petr likes his sister’ b. *Svá3 himself’s sestra sister má ráda likes Petra3 Petr c. *Petra3 Petr.ACC má ráda likes svá3 himself’s sestra sister.NOM 12 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asymmetries in binding (21) a. Petr3 Petr má rád likes svou3 himself’s sestru sister ‘Petr likes his sister’ b. *Svá3 himself’s sestra sister má ráda likes Petra3 Petr c. *Petra3 Petr.ACC má ráda likes svá3 himself’s sestra sister.NOM d. Jeho3 His sestra sister má ráda likes Petra3 Petr 12 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asymmetries in binding (21) a. Petr3 Petr má rád likes svou3 himself’s sestru sister ‘Petr likes his sister’ b. *Svá3 himself’s sestra sister má ráda likes Petra3 Petr c. *Petra3 Petr.ACC má ráda likes svá3 himself’s sestra sister.NOM d. Jeho3 His sestra sister má ráda likes Petra3 Petr (22) A subject-object asymmetry a. A possessive re exive inside the object can be bound by the subject 12 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asymmetries in binding (21) a. Petr3 Petr má rád likes svou3 himself’s sestru sister ‘Petr likes his sister’ b. *Svá3 himself’s sestra sister má ráda likes Petra3 Petr c. *Petra3 Petr.ACC má ráda likes svá3 himself’s sestra sister.NOM d. Jeho3 His sestra sister má ráda likes Petra3 Petr (22) A subject-object asymmetry a. A possessive re exive inside the object can be bound by the subject b. A possessive re exive inside the subject cannot be bound by the object 12 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (23) A subject-object asymmetry a. A possessive re exive inside the object can be bound by the subject b. A possessive re exive inside the subject cannot be bound by the object 13 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (23) A subject-object asymmetry a. A possessive re exive inside the object can be bound by the subject b. A possessive re exive inside the subject cannot be bound by the object VP NP3 subject VP V NP ... REFL3 ... 13 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (23) A subject-object asymmetry a. A possessive re exive inside the object can be bound by the subject b. A possessive re exive inside the subject cannot be bound by the object VP NP3 subject VP V NP ... REFL3 ... VP NP ... REFL3 ... VP V NP3 object 13 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missing subjects Interac ons of binding and movement 14 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (24) Sentences with unexpressed subjects a. Look there! 15 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (24) Sentences with unexpressed subjects a. Look there! b. The best way to succeed is to do what’s right 15 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (24) Sentences with unexpressed subjects a. Look there! b. The best way to succeed is to do what’s right c. Sp sleep -í pres -m. 1.sg ‘I am sleeping.’ 15 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (25) a. Behave yourself! 16 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (25) a. Behave yourself! b. (You2) behave yourself2 16 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (25) a. Behave yourself! b. (You2) behave yourself2 c. The best way to enjoy yourself is to do what is right 16 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (25) a. Behave yourself! b. (You2) behave yourself2 c. The best way to enjoy yourself is to do what is right d. The best way PRO4 to enjoy yourself4 is to do what is right 16 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (25) a. Behave yourself! b. (You2) behave yourself2 c. The best way to enjoy yourself is to do what is right d. The best way PRO4 to enjoy yourself4 is to do what is right e. Vid-í-m see-pres-1sg svou self’s sestru. sister ‘I see my sister.’ 16 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (25) a. Behave yourself! b. (You2) behave yourself2 c. The best way to enjoy yourself is to do what is right d. The best way PRO4 to enjoy yourself4 is to do what is right e. Vid-í-m see-pres-1sg svou self’s sestru. sister ‘I see my sister.’ f. (pro) 1.sg Vid-í-m see-pres-1sg svou self’s sestru. sister ‘I see my sister.’ 16 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VP NP (I) VP V see NP you 17 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (26) a. John4 tried not to cut himself4 / *him4. 18 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (26) a. John4 tried not to cut himself4 / *him4. b. John4 persuaded Mary5 not to cut *himself4 / him4. 18 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (26) a. John4 tried not to cut himself4 / *him4. b. John4 persuaded Mary5 not to cut *himself4 / him4. c. John4 tried [ PRO4 not to cut himself4 / *him4 ]. 18 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (26) a. John4 tried not to cut himself4 / *him4. b. John4 persuaded Mary5 not to cut *himself4 / him4. c. John4 tried [ PRO4 not to cut himself4 / *him4 ]. d. John4 persuaded Mary5 [ PRO5 not to cut *himself4 / him4 ]. 18 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missing subjects Interac ons of binding and movement 19 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raising (27) a. It seems [ that John works hard ] b. John seems to work hard. 20 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘logical’ structure TP NP It TP T PRES VP V seems CP C that TP NP John TP T PRES VP V works Adv hard 21 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raising structure TP ?? TP T PRES VP V seems TP NP John TP T to VP V work Adv hard 22 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raising structure TP NP John TP T PRES VP V seems TP NP John TP T to VP V work Adv hard 23 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to himself (28) a. *It seems to himself [ that John works hard ] b. John seems to himself to work hard. 24 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘logical structure’ TP NP It TP T PRES VP V seems PP to himself CP C that TP NP John TP T PRES VP V works Adv hard 25 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘raising structure’ TP NP John TP T PRES VP V seems PP to himself TP NP John TP T to VP V work Adv hard 26 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Czech (29) a. Připadalo It.seemed mi, to-me že that Honza Honza je is unavený red 27 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Czech (29) a. Připadalo It.seemed mi, to-me že that Honza Honza je is unavený red b. Honza Honza mi to.me připadal seemed Honza unavený red 27 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Czech (29) a. Připadalo It.seemed mi, to-me že that Honza Honza je is unavený red b. Honza Honza mi to.me připadal seemed Honza unavený red c. *Připadalo It.seemed si, to.himself že that Honza Honza je is unavený red 27 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Czech (29) a. Připadalo It.seemed mi, to-me že that Honza Honza je is unavený red b. Honza Honza mi to.me připadal seemed Honza unavený red c. *Připadalo It.seemed si, to.himself že that Honza Honza je is unavený red d. Honza Honza si to.himself připadal seemed Honza unavený red 27 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (30) a. *It seems to himself [ that John works hard ] 28 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (30) a. *It seems to himself [ that John works hard ] b. *It seems to himself that Mary loves John 28 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (30) a. *It seems to himself [ that John works hard ] b. *It seems to himself that Mary loves John c. John seems to himself John to work hard. 28 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (30) a. *It seems to himself [ that John works hard ] b. *It seems to himself that Mary loves John c. John seems to himself John to work hard. d. *Who does it seem to himself that Mary loves who 28 / 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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