Remarks on Topic and Binding in Fragments

Abstract

This paper investigates various binding phenomena in Korean fragments. One of the interesting facts is that the anaphor fragment is acceptable in the context where it is not properly bound in the potential underlying sources. At the same time it also exhibits a peculiar behaviour in that the anaphor fragment is unacceptable in the context where it should not be. Reviewing previous analyses and their potential extensions, we suggest that the relevant data can be accommodated by the topic-based analysis with a modification (Hong and Park 2005). We also claim that the overtness/covertness of the topic plays a crucial role in interacting with Parallelism (Fiengo and May 1994; Fox and Lasnik 2003). In particular, we suggest that only the null/covert topic is subject to Parallelis.