Reformulation of binding conditions in terms of search and move Jun Abe

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abe, Jun, author.

Series:

Studies in natural language and linguistic theory ; 2215-0358 v. 102

Studies in natural language and linguistic theory 2215-0358 volume 102

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government-binding theory (Linguistics).

Computational linguistics.

computational linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cham Springer 2026

Summary:

The book aims to deduce stipulative properties of binding conditions by reformulating them through a novel movement theory, under the tenet of the Minimalist Program. Integrating the insights of Abe's (2014) pro-movement theory and Higginbotham's (1983) linking theory, it offers a fresh perspective on bound variable anaphora, Binding Conditions A, B and C. Assuming Abe's (2016) Search and Float approach as a general framework, It offers a way to distinguish bound variable anaphora from coreferential anaphora, and to explain strong crossover cases and locality effects such as those induced by the Specified Subject Condition. The book also investigates binding reconstruction effects in parasitic gap constructions and Japanese scrambling to support the proposed movement theory of anaphora. It also deals with backward binding and copy reflexivization, giving support to the A-movement analysis proposed by Hornstein (2001). It The book is essential for those linguists engaging in syntactic theory, anaphora, and the Minimalist Program in offering innovative solutions to and a fresh perspective on binding phenomena

Contents:

Chapter: 1 Introduction

Chapter: 2 Reviving Linking Theory in Terms of Search and Move

Chapter: 3 Reconstruction Effects of Binding Conditions

Chapter: 4 Another Pattern of Reconstruction into Parasitic Gaps

Chapter: 5 Support for Two Types of Condition B: The Case of Japanese Pro

Chapter: 6 The A-Movement Analysis of Backward Binding and Copy Reflexivization in Japanese

Chapter: 7 A Movement Theory of Argument Ellipsis: The Anti-C-Command Requirement

Chapter: 8 Condition C Reconstruction in Japanese Scrambling

Chapter: 9 Conclusions

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 23, 2026)

ISBN:

9783032112101

3032112109

OCLC:

1598227673

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