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Split antecedent is antecedent which consists of more than one NP.
Example
in:
(i) Peter proposed to Mary [PRO to have dinner together]
PRO refers to both Peter and Mary. It is said that PRO has the two NPs Peter and Mary as a split antecedent.
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
- Chomsky, N. 1981. Lectures on Government and Binding, Foris, Dordrecht.
- Williams, E. 1980. Predication, Linguistic Inquiry 11, pp.203-238