Constraints on Donkey Pronouns

This article reports on an experimental study of donkey pronouns, pronouns (e.g. it) whose meaning covaries with that of a non-pronominal noun phrase (e.g. a donkey) even though they are not in a structural relationship that is suitable for quantifier-variable binding. We investigate three constrain...

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Main Authors: Grosz, Patrick (Author), Patel-Grosz, Pritty (Author), Fedorenko, Evelina (Author), Gibson, Edward A. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press, 2016-06-06T13:52:45Z.
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