The following sentences illustrate some basic facts of binding. The words that bear the index i should be construed as referring to the same … 展开

The following subsections illustrate the extent to which pure linear order impacts the distribution of pronouns. While linear order is clearly important, … 展开

The exploration of binding phenomena got started in the 1970s and interest peaked in the 1980s with Government and Binding Theory, a … 展开

1. ^ Hornstein (2018) gives a good overview of government & binding theory (GB) and how its mechanics gave rise to the minimalist program. This includes the how titular "binding" plays a major role in the GB framework.
2. ^ … 展开

The following three subsections consider the binding domains that are relevant for the distribution of pronouns and nouns in English. The discussion … 展开

Given that linear order is not the only factor influencing the distribution of pronouns, the question is what other factor or factors might also be playing a role. The traditional binding theory (see below) took c-command to be the all important factor, but the importance of c … 展开

• Anaphora (linguistics) – Use of an expression whose interpretation depends on context
• Antecedent – Expression that gives its meaning to a pro-form in grammar
• C-command – binary relation between nodes in a parse tree, in … 展开