Split antecedent

STUB

Split antecedent is antecedent which consists of more than one NP.

Example

in:

(i) Peter proposed to Mary [PRO to have dinner together]

PRO refers to both Peter and Mary. It is said that PRO has the two NPs Peter and Mary as a split antecedent.

Links

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics

References

• Chomsky, N. 1981. Lectures on Government and Binding, Foris, Dordrecht.
• Williams, E. 1980. Predication, Linguistic Inquiry 11, pp.203-238