Chapter 2
Long-distance binding of French reflexive soi
First-person oriented logophoricity
This paper aims at showing that long-distance binding can be reduced to logophoric exemption from Condition A based on the case study of French soi. Soi is usually treated as a long-distance anaphor similar to Icelandic sig. But once the relevant factors are disentangled, it turns out that soi is a standard anaphor that must be locally bound unless the relevant logophoric conditions are met, which exempt soi from binding requirements. First, soi is a first-person oriented generic, expressing a generalization based on the discourse participants’ identification with the antecedent. Second, this determines its logophoric conditions of exemption (speaker-orientedness): soi is exempt from Condition A when its antecedent includes the speaker and is the perspective center of its clause.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.French soi as a first-person oriented generic
- 2.1Background about soi
- 2.2Genericity of soi
- 3.French soi as an anaphor exempt under logophoric conditions
- 3.1Exemption of soi
- 3.2Logophoricity of soi
- 4.Conclusion
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Acknowledgements
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Notes
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