binding

E67049

binding principle concept in generative grammar syntactic concept theoretical linguistics concept

Binding is a central concept in generative syntax that explains how pronouns and other noun phrases can or cannot refer to each other within sentence structure.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Binding Theory	2
Binding Principle A	1
Binding Principle B	1
binding canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T537064 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: binding
Context triple: [Lectures on Government and Binding, coreConcept, binding]

A. Westbindung
Westbindung was the postwar West German strategy of firmly integrating the country into Western political, economic, and military alliances, especially with the United States and Western Europe.
B. BEL
BEL is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code that uniquely identifies Belgium in international standards and data systems.
C. BAL
BAL is the Amtrak station code for Pennsylvania Station in Baltimore, Maryland, a major rail hub in the city’s transportation network.
D. BIE
BIE is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of the Interior responsible for providing and overseeing education services for Native American students in schools on or near reservations.
E. containment
Containment was the Cold War U.S. strategy aimed at preventing the expansion of Soviet influence and communism worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: binding
Target entity description: Binding is a central concept in generative syntax that explains how pronouns and other noun phrases can or cannot refer to each other within sentence structure.

A. Westbindung
Westbindung was the postwar West German strategy of firmly integrating the country into Western political, economic, and military alliances, especially with the United States and Western Europe.
B. BEL
BEL is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code that uniquely identifies Belgium in international standards and data systems.
C. BAL
BAL is the Amtrak station code for Pennsylvania Station in Baltimore, Maryland, a major rail hub in the city’s transportation network.
D. BIE
BIE is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of the Interior responsible for providing and overseeing education services for Native American students in schools on or near reservations.
E. containment
Containment was the Cold War U.S. strategy aimed at preventing the expansion of Soviet influence and communism worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	binding principle ⓘ binding principle ⓘ binding principle ⓘ concept in generative grammar ⓘ syntactic concept ⓘ theoretical linguistics concept ⓘ
appliesTo	anaphors ⓘ anaphors ⓘ noun phrases ⓘ pronouns ⓘ pronouns ⓘ reciprocal pronouns ⓘ referential expressions ⓘ referential expressions ⓘ reflexive pronouns ⓘ
contrastsWith	discourse anaphora theories ⓘ
coreIdea	constrains anaphora and coreference ⓘ explains how noun phrases can or cannot refer to each other ⓘ regulates possible antecedent–pronoun relations ⓘ
definedOver	c-command relations ⓘ locality domains ⓘ syntactic structure ⓘ
describedIn	generative grammar ⓘ
developedWithin	Chomskyan linguistics ⓘ surface form: Chomskyan generative grammar
field	generative syntax ⓘ syntax ⓘ
forbids	local antecedent ⓘ
goal	capture universal constraints on anaphora ⓘ explain cross-linguistic patterns of pronoun reference ⓘ
hasComponent	binding self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Binding Principle A binding self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Binding Principle B Subjacency ⓘ surface form: Binding Principle C
influenced	HPSG treatments of binding ⓘ LFG treatments of binding ⓘ Minimalist Program treatments of anaphora ⓘ
partOf	Government and Binding Theory ⓘ surface form: Government and Binding theory Principles and Parameters Theory ⓘ surface form: Principles and Parameters framework
relatedTo	c-command (syntax) ⓘ case theory (syntax) ⓘ control theory (syntax) ⓘ movement (syntax) ⓘ
requires	local antecedent ⓘ non-local antecedent ⓘ
studiedBy	syntacticians ⓘ
usesNotion	antecedent ⓘ binding domain ⓘ coindexing ⓘ coreference ⓘ governing category ⓘ indexing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lectures on Government and Binding → coreConcept → binding ⓘ

Government and Binding Theory → hasModule → binding ⓘ

this entity surface form: Binding Theory

binding → hasComponent → binding self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: binding (linguistics)

this entity surface form: Binding Principle A

binding → hasComponent → binding self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: binding (linguistics)

this entity surface form: Binding Principle B

Empty Category Principle → relatedTo → binding ⓘ