A reanalysis of the binding conditions and constraints of Chinese and English reflexives based on Distributed Morphology
Based on the three lexicon lists proposed by Distributed Morphology and the grammaticalisation of lexical and functional morphemes,this study assumes that distinctions in morphological constitution exist between Chinese and English reflexives.In English,the reflexive self in"himself"is a functional morpheme and should be merged as soon as possible,while implementing the indexing of the reference of"him"within the shortest structural distance constitutes the precondition for this merge.In Chinese,ziji is a reflexive and can be categorised as a pronoun.Only the semantic realisation of indexing its reference must be satisfied,which can be delayed.Taziji can be either a reflexive phrase as a subject or a complex reflexive as an object,while ziji in taziji is a functional morpheme that ought to be bound locally.This reanalysis can better explain the differences between Chinese and English reflexive binding conditions and constraints.
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