VPE as a Proform: Some Consequences for Binding
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According to the proform view of VP Ellipsis (VPE), elided VP’s share with pronouns the properties of being syntactically unstructured and being semantically identified with an antecedent. This paper explores some consequences of the proform view of VP Ellipsis, concerning binding theory and the binding of traces. Since the VPE is syntactically empty, syntactic binding theory constraints do not apply; nor is it possible for an operator to (syntactically) bind a trace within a VPE. I will show that these consequences are supported by the facts, despite appearances to the contrary in certain cases. I will contrast the proform view with an alternative view, in which the VPE consists of a syntactic copy of the antecedent which is unpronounced.
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