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Interpretive Derived VP Approach:

a. D/S: John [ VP blamed himself], and Bill did [ VP [ V e][ NP [ N e]]], too.

b.--Derived VP Rule-->

John[ VP λx(x blame himself)], and Bill did [ VP [ V e] [ NP [ N e]]], too.

c. Reflexivization (=Variable Rewriting Rule) -->

John[ VP λx(x blame x)], and Bill did [ VP [ V e] [ NP [ N e]]], too.

d. --VP Rule (= VP-Copy)-->

LF: John [ VP λx(x blame x)], and Bill did [ VP λx(x blame x)], too.

Deletion (Derived VP) Approach:

I.S-structure - LF Mapping

a. D/S: John 1 [ VP blamed himself], and Bill 2 [ VP blamed himself],too.

b. --Derived VP Rule -->

John 1 [ VP λx(x blame himself)], Bill 2 [ VP λy(y blame himself)], too.

c. --Indexing-->

John 1 [ VP λx(x blame him 1 )], Bill 2 [ VP λy( y blame him 2 )], too.

d.--PRO->BV (=Variable Rewriting rule) -->

LF: John 1 [ VP λx(x blame x)], Bill 2 [ VP λy (y blame y)], too.

II. S-Structure - PF Mapping:

a. D/S John [ VP blamed himself], and bill TNS [ VP blame himself], too.

b. --VP-deletion-->

John [ VP blamed himself], and Bill TNS ____, too.

c. --Do-support-->

PF: John [ VP blamed himself], and bill did____, too.

Hoji, H (Null Object) -This article is good in that it explains between language grammar differences in what constitutes sloppy identity. -Shows that, as mentioned by Jon, null object construction in Japanese is different than VPE in english, although past work believed these two to be analogous to VPE. -Exemplified by ”Every teacher recommended himself, every student did too” does not yield sloppy reading in Japanese.

Hoji, H. (1998). Null Object and Sloppy Identity in Japanese. Linguistic Inquiry, 29(4),127-152. Retrieved from: http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/llba/docview/85661029/abstract/1411A4622B549669F7A/26?accountid=14656

Kitagawa, Y (Copying Identity) -I can’t get copy and paste to work in this particular pdf, but this paper gives a very clear explanation as to how identity is copied (leading to potentially strict or sloppy readings), using 3 different approaches: Interpretation Derived VP approach, Deletion Derived VP approach, and Binding Theory Approach. -Multiple examples are given as to why a binding theory approach is beter for dealing with sloppy identity than the other two approaches

Kitagawa, Y. (1991). Copying Identity. Natural and Linguistic Theory, 9(3), 497-536. Retrieved from: http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/llba/docview/85542599/1411A4622B549669F7A/42?accountid=14656