问答题 Discuss Chomsky's binding theory in relation to the Chinese reflexive 自己.

【正确答案】Binding theory is expressed by Chomsky as:
A. An anaphor is bound in its governing category.
B. A pronominal is free in its governing category.
C. An r-expression is free.
The term "anaphor" is used in a narrow sense to include only reflexives like myself and reciprocals like each other. "To be bound" here refers to the relation between an anaphor and its accessible subject. That is, the former will be coreferential with the latter. But Chinese may pose some problems. Considering the following sentences:
(a)小张暗暗埋怨自己。
(b)小张越想越觉得自己做的不对。
(c)小张说小李知道自己下午没空。
(d)小张认为小李太狂妄,总是瞧不起自己。
(e)小张认为小李太自卑,总是瞧不起自己。
It seems that there is no definite domain in which the Chinese reflexive 自己 is bound. There are suggestions, therefore, that 自己 is not a true reflexive. It may be in the middle of development from an ordinary pronoun to reflexive.
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查Chomsky提出的约束理论。约束理论认为,照应语要跟可及主语同指。而且,他们必须处于相同的管辖语域。然而,汉语中的反身代词“自己”的约束好像没有特定的语域。