NBlöcher: Edited the format

2014-09-27T19:11:33Z

Edited the format

Wohlgemuth: utrecht

2009-02-20T13:00:10Z

utrecht

New page

{{stub}}{{cats}}

'''Pronominal''' is a closed class of nominal [[lexical item]]s with a characteristic behavior in terms of their [[binding]] properties, as distinct from [[anaphor]]s and [[R-expression]]s. In the [[Binding theory]] of Chomsky (1981), pronominals are marked as [+pronominal, -anaphoric], and are subject to Binding [[condition B]].

=== Example ===

the expressions ''he, his, him'' in (i)-(iii) are pronominals. With respect to binding theory, condition B states that pronominals may either be [[free]] (as in (i) and (ii)b), or [[bound]] (as in (ii)a), but they may not be bound within a specific type of local domain (see [[MGC]]) which explains the illformedness of (iii) on the intended reading).

(i) He is up early!
(ii) a Johni likes hisi mother
b Johni likes hisj mother
(iii) *Johni likes himi

Interpretively, pronominals can either deictically refer to some individual that is somehow salient in the context of utterance (as in (i) and (ii)b), they may be [[coreferential]] with another referential expression in the utterance, or they may function as [[bound variable]]s. Coreference obtains in (iv) (as the pronoun is not bound) and may also obtain in (ii)a; the pronoun in (v) is interpreted as a variable bound by ''every boy''.

(iv) Because John'si girlfriend is happy, hei is happy, too
(v) every boyi believes that hei is a genius

The bound variable reading of pronominals is conditioned not only by the conditions of Binding theory, but by conditions on [[Crossover]] as well.

=== Links ===

[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Pronominal&lemmacode=447 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]

=== References ===

* Chomsky, N. 1981. ''Lectures on Government and Binding,'' Foris, Dordrecht.
* Fiengo, R. and R. May 1994. ''Indices and identity,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
* Lasnik, H. 1989. ''Essays on anaphora,'' Reidel, Dordrecht

{{dc}}

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{stub}}{{cats}}
+==Definition==
 '''Pronominal''' is a closed class of nominal [[lexical item]]s with a characteristic behavior in terms of their [[binding]] properties, as distinct from [[anaphor]]s and [[R-expression]]s. In the [[Binding theory]] of Chomsky (1981), pronominals are marked as [+pronominal, -anaphoric], and are subject to Binding [[condition B]].
-=== Example ===
+== Example ==
+The expressions ''he, his, him'' in (i)-(iii) are pronominals. With respect to binding theory, condition B states that pronominals may either be [[free]] (as in (i) and (ii)b), or [[bound]] (as in (ii)a), but they may not be bound within a specific type of local domain (see [[MGC]]) which explains the illformedness of (iii) on the intended reading).
   (i)       He is up early!
@@ Line 20: / Line 18: @@
 The bound variable reading of pronominals is conditioned not only by the conditions of Binding theory, but by conditions on [[Crossover]] as well.
-=== Links ===
+==Links ==
 [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Pronominal&lemmacode=447 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
-=== References ===
+== References ==
 * Chomsky, N. 1981. ''Lectures on Government and Binding,'' Foris, Dordrecht.
 * Fiengo, R. and R. May 1994. ''Indices and identity,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.

Pronominal - Revision history

NBlöcher: Edited the format

Wohlgemuth: utrecht