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==Definition==
 
The '''Specified Subject Condition''' is a condition introduced in Chomsky (1973) which states that:
 
The '''Specified Subject Condition''' is a condition introduced in Chomsky (1973) which states that:
  
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The specified subject ''John'' in (iii) blocks the binding relation between ''the men'' and ''each other''. In later work, the SSC is subsumed under the [[binding theory]].
 
The specified subject ''John'' in (iii) blocks the binding relation between ''the men'' and ''each other''. In later work, the SSC is subsumed under the [[binding theory]].
  
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Specified+Subject+Condition&lemmacode=243 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Specified+Subject+Condition&lemmacode=243 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
 
 
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* Chomsky, N. 1982. ''Some concepts and consequences of the theory of government and binding,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
 
* Chomsky, N. 1982. ''Some concepts and consequences of the theory of government and binding,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
 
* Chomsky, N. 1980. ''On binding,'' Linguistic Inquiry 11-1, pp.1-46
 
* Chomsky, N. 1980. ''On binding,'' Linguistic Inquiry 11-1, pp.1-46
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Definition

The Specified Subject Condition is a condition introduced in Chomsky (1973) which states that:

(i)    No rule can involve X, Y in the structure
       ... X ... [a ... Z ... -WYV ... ] ...
       where Z is the specified subject of WYZ in a

Informally, a subject is specified if it is overt. Therefore, the reciprocal each other can be bound by the men in (ii), but not in (iii):

(ii)	The men saw [NP the pictures of each other]
(iii)  *The men saw [NP John's pictures of each other]

The specified subject John in (iii) blocks the binding relation between the men and each other. In later work, the SSC is subsumed under the binding theory.

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References

  • Chomsky, N. 1982. Some concepts and consequences of the theory of government and binding, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Chomsky, N. 1980. On binding, Linguistic Inquiry 11-1, pp.1-46
  • Chomsky, N. 1973. Conditions on transformations, in: S.R. Anderson & P. Kiparsky, A festschrift for Morris Halle, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York.
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