Assignment 1

Read Hankamer & Sag, "Deep and Surface Anaphora".

In reading it, bear in mind that it was written in the 70's (before
you were born).  Some things have changed.  But the central concerns
have remained relevant.

A couple of notions that have changed a bit but have always remained
interesting:

	The concept of (c-)command:

	A node A c-commands a node B iff
		(a)	A does not dominate B
	and	(b)	A's mother dominates B

Another concept from that time is the Backward Anaphora Constraint (BAC).
Essentially, it said that an anaphor could not both precede and command
its antecedent.  We might be able to improve on that, but that is up to you.
You can ask me about the Binding Theory.

Your assignment is first to read the Hankamer & Sag paper, taking careful
note of what you understand and what you don't understand (especially the
latter).  Be ready to ask questions and have discussions during the
coming week.

Make an inventory of the anaphoric processes ("phenomena" might be a better
word) discussed in the paper.  For each of those processes, find out the
answer to the following questions:

	1.  Can it go backward?
	2.  Is it bounded?
	3.  Does it obey island constraints?

Write this up, as a group project.  We'll discuss all this on Friday.