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In the generative syntax, '''binding''' refers to a relation in which the reference of a certain element is dependent on the reference of another element.  
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In generative syntax, '''binding''' refers to a relation in which the reference of a certain element is dependent on the reference of another element.  Especially, it refers to that an element is coindexed with its antecedent which c-commands it, hence it is bound by the antecedent.
  
 
In semantics, '''binding''' is a term that is used to refer the relation obtaining between a [[quantifier]] All(''v'') or Exists(''v'') and the occurrences of the [[variable]] ''v'' in its [[scope]]:
 
In semantics, '''binding''' is a term that is used to refer the relation obtaining between a [[quantifier]] All(''v'') or Exists(''v'') and the occurrences of the [[variable]] ''v'' in its [[scope]]:
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===References===
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===Reference===
 
Gamut, L.T.F. 1991. ''Logic, language, and meaning.'' Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
 
Gamut, L.T.F. 1991. ''Logic, language, and meaning.'' Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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===Other languages===
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German [[Bindung]] <br>
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French [[liage]] <br>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:25, 5 August 2021

In generative syntax, binding refers to a relation in which the reference of a certain element is dependent on the reference of another element. Especially, it refers to that an element is coindexed with its antecedent which c-commands it, hence it is bound by the antecedent.

In semantics, binding is a term that is used to refer the relation obtaining between a quantifier All(v) or Exists(v) and the occurrences of the variable v in its scope:

 (i)      All(v)[ ... v ... ]
 (ii)  Exists(v)[ ... v ... ]

Comments

In the following formula only the first occurrence of x is bound by All but not the second (which is not in the scope of All):

 (iii) All(x)[P(x) -> Q(y)] & R(x)

The first occurrence of x is called a bound variable, the second occurrence is called a free variable.

See also

Link

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics

Reference

Gamut, L.T.F. 1991. Logic, language, and meaning. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Other languages

German Bindung
French liage