Non-binding restrictions on со-indexing of pronouns
Non-binding restrictions on со-indexing of pronouns

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,].

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