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The '''Specified Subject Condition''' is a condition introduced in Chomsky (1973) which states that: | The '''Specified Subject Condition''' is a condition introduced in Chomsky (1973) which states that: | ||
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The specified subject ''John'' in (iii) blocks the binding relation between ''the men'' and ''each other''. In later work, the SSC is subsumed under the [[binding theory]]. | The specified subject ''John'' in (iii) blocks the binding relation between ''the men'' and ''each other''. In later work, the SSC is subsumed under the [[binding theory]]. | ||
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* Chomsky, N. 1982. ''Some concepts and consequences of the theory of government and binding,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. | * Chomsky, N. 1982. ''Some concepts and consequences of the theory of government and binding,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. | ||
* Chomsky, N. 1980. ''On binding,'' Linguistic Inquiry 11-1, pp.1-46 | * Chomsky, N. 1980. ''On binding,'' Linguistic Inquiry 11-1, pp.1-46 | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:59, 4 November 2014
Definition
The Specified Subject Condition is a condition introduced in Chomsky (1973) which states that:
(i) No rule can involve X, Y in the structure
... X ... [a ... Z ... -WYV ... ] ...
where Z is the specified subject of WYZ in a
Informally, a subject is specified if it is overt. Therefore, the reciprocal each other can be bound by the men in (ii), but not in (iii):
(ii) The men saw [NP the pictures of each other] (iii) *The men saw [NP John's pictures of each other]
The specified subject John in (iii) blocks the binding relation between the men and each other. In later work, the SSC is subsumed under the binding theory.
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References
- Chomsky, N. 1982. Some concepts and consequences of the theory of government and binding, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
- Chomsky, N. 1980. On binding, Linguistic Inquiry 11-1, pp.1-46
- Chomsky, N. 1973. Conditions on transformations, in: S.R. Anderson & P. Kiparsky, A festschrift for Morris Halle, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York.
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