A bidirectional explanation of the pronoun interpretation problem

1 Acquisition of binding phenomena There is a well-known asymmetry in children's pattern of acquisition of the binding principles A and B. Children correctly interpret reflexives like adults from the age of 3;0 but they continue to perform poorly on the interpretation of intrasentential pronouns even up to the age of 6;6 ([13], [6]). For example, sentences like (1) are correctly understood from a young age (95% of the time according to some studies), but the him in (2) is misinterpreted as coreferring with the subject about half the time, which seems to be the result of chance performance. During the same period, children’s interpretation of reflexives is adult-like.