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The purpose of this paper is to account for the binding properties of English reflexives in DPs under the feature checking approach in Chomsky's (1995b) minimalist framework. We assume that a reflexive has a deficient referent feature (i.e., [DR]) to be checked, and the ø-features of a reflexive have to be compatible with those of the antecedent. On the basis of this definition of the reflexive, we propose that the functional category D attracts [DR] feature of a reflexive in DP if D c-commands the reflexive. In this attracted position, the [DR] feature may enter into a checking relation with a sublabel of D, namely, the affixal [R] feature. Given this assumption, we can provide an explanation why LF reflexive in DP attraction is forced and an independent condition for reflexives can be removed from the Binding Theory.
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Ⅱ. DP-Hypothesis
Ⅲ. Attract-F and [DR] Feature Checking
1. Attract-F and Uninterpretable Features
2. [DR] Feature Checking of Reflexives
Ⅳ. Application
1. Picture-NP reflexives
2. Possessive Reflexives
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