Found:
binding theory
SYNTAX: theory on A-binding. Binding theory consists of the three conditions in (i).
(i) A An anaphor is bound in its binding domain
B A pronominal is free in its binding domain
C An R-expression is free
Usually these conditions are conjoined with a characterization of anaphors, pronominals and R-expressions in terms of the features 'anaphor' and 'pronominal' as in (ii).
(ii) a [+anaphor, -pronominal] = anaphor
b [+anaphor, +pronominal] = PRO
c [-anaphor, -pronominal] = R-expression
d [-anaphor, +pronominal] = pronominal
| LIT. | Chomsky, N. (1986a) Chomsky, N. (1981) |