Reflexivization and Mình-Exceptional Local Binding by a Monomorphemic Anaphor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5900913 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Simpson (0000-0001-6584-6451, University of Southern California), Linh Pham (0000-0002-3634-8792, University of Southern California) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 44 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages10030044 |
| OpenAlex | W4407997866 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This paper considers the distribution of the anaphor mình in Vietnamese and whether mình can be locally bound in the absence of the reflexivizing element tự. The patterning of Vietnamese mình poses a potential challenge to theories of binding based on claims that anaphors that are monomorphemic reject local binding and are unable to reflexivize a predicate. The paper reports on an experiment designed to probe judgements of mình in local reflexive interpretations and concludes that, for many speakers from different regions of Vietnam, mình in object position may be interpreted reflexively with the subject of the same clause, without the need for tự. On the basis of patterns involving ellipsis and quantificational subjects, it is further shown that this is a genuine binding relation and not simple co-reference. Such conclusions are noted to have significant consequences for certain approaches to binding
Linguistics · Advanced Algebra and Logic · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |