Syntax Lunch: Taisuke Nishigauchi & Maki Kishida
Reflexive Binding and Attitude `de se'
4 September, 1108B MMH, 5:15pm
Abstract
In this presentation, we develop an analysis of reflexive binding
involving the reflexive `zibun' in Japanese. We
argue that the reflexive `zibun' is bound by a POV
(point of view) holder that minimally c-commands
`zibun'. The POV holder is defined as an argument
(typically subject and Experiencer) that can be a locus of
`de se' belief.
1. There are no predicates which are lexically specified as being
inherently reflexive in combination with `zibun.'
Then, `zibun' is not an SE-anaphor.
2.
Some predicates are lexically specified as being
anti-reflexive: Some predicates are incapable of
hosting POV holders thus defined in combination with
`zibun' and we call such predicates
`anti-reflexive' predicates, which are marked as such
in the lexicon.
`De se'
interpretation plays a key role in both local and long
distance binding of `zibun.' We will show this by
analysing along this line the following phenomena: (i)
backward reflexivization in causative constructions, (ii)
reflexive binding by non-c-commanding antecedents, (iii)
desiderative and evidential constructions.