In:
ZAS Papers in Linguistics, University Library J. C. Senckenberg, Vol. 44, No. 1 ( 2006-01-01), p. 155-169
Abstract:
According to standard Binding Theory, pronouns and reflexives are in (nearly) complementary distribution. However, representational NPs (e.g. 'picture of her/herself') allow both. It has been suggested that in English, reflexives in representational NPs (RNPs) have a preference for 'sources of information' and that pronouns prefer 'perceivers of information.' We conducted two experiments investigating the effects of structural and non-structural (source/perceiver) factors on the interpretation of two kinds of RNP structures in a typologically different language, namely Finnish. Our results reveal source/perceiver effects for postnominal but not for prenominal RNPs in Finnish, with a difference in the degree of sensitivity that pronouns and reflexives exhibit to the source/perceiver manipulation, and our results also suggest that morphological differences in Finnish reflexives correspond to interpretation differences. As a whole, these results support a multiple-factor model of reference resolution, which assumes that multiple factors can play a role in reference resolution and that the relative contributions of these factors can be different for different anaphoric forms (Kaiser 2003b, Kaiser & Trueswell in press).
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1435-9588
DOI:
10.21248/zaspil.44.2006.307
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
University Library J. C. Senckenberg
Publication Date:
2006
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2210604-2
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2210644-3
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1412843-3
SSG:
7,11
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