A primary problem that theories like those in (1) face is that of variation. I will illustrate and
discuss the extent to which grammars may vary vis-à-vis the count-mass distinction with …

Controlled null subjects (PRO) are semantically bound variables that bear morphological
features. In certain environments of partial control, the morphological ϕ‐features …

The overall goal of this dissertation is to establish a linking theory between the syntax and
semantics and the processing of subject-verb agreement and reflexive binding. This …

In Catalan,/n/deletes in word-final position when it is preceded by a stressed vowel. In this
paper, we present an analysis that combines the representations of Strict CV and the …

Merchant (2014,“Gender mismatches under nominal ellipsis”, Lingua, 151: 9–32) makes the
following two claims about nominal ellipsis in (Modern) Greek.(i) There are three classes of …

Standard semantic theories of Obligatory Control (OC) capture the obligatory de se reading
of PRO but fail to explain why it agrees with the controller. Standard syntactic theories of OC …

The pronouns they/them/their are readily available with a singular interpretation as bound
variables (Balhorn 2004, Bjorkman 2017). Referential interpretations are possible, but …

Bound variable anaphora (BVA) is the term given to contexts where a pronominal anaphor
functions like a logical variable in that its interpretation co‐varies with the value assigned to …

This thesis offers a new account of a persisting puzzle in the theory of ellipsis and
association with focus: the fact that φ-featural content on full DPs and on bound pronouns …

As first observed by Partee (1989), when a pronoun gets a bound interpretation, its ϕ-
features (person, gender, number) can be semantically 'ignored '. For example, on the …