Logophoric ziji in DRT

1 Previous analyses 1.1 Huang and Liu on LDR ziji Long-distance ziji is of interest to linguists for its peculiar behavior: it does not always obey Binding Condition A as stated in the Binding Theory. Some authors, for example, Huang and Liu (2001) argue that there are two uses of the bare reflexive ziji: one as a syntactic anaphor subject to Binding Condition A and the other as a pragmatic logophor. It is the logophoric use of ziji that licenses the long-distance binding. Drawing on Sells (1987) notion of logophoricity, Huang and Liu further claim that the availability of the relevant de se scenario is necessary for the logophoric reading. However, as I argue in Chen (2009), Huang and Liu‟s account is problematic. First, their analysis of the „sentence-free‟ ziji is too vague. The default binder of ziji is not always the current speaker. Second, the pragmatic perspectual strategy they offer as an explanation of the Blocking Effect is inconclusive. Their direct-discourse paraphrases changes the truthcondition of the original sentence, and when the sentence is properly rewritten, there is no conflict of perspective. Lastly, ziji can be long-distance bound even when the binder lacks the relevant de se belief. 1