Another mixed case: Deep and surface properties of the Dutch dat doen-anaphor

Journal
Travaux du Cercle Belge de Linguistique, vol. 16 (2022)

Auteur·e·s
Lena Heynen (KULeuven)

Résumé
The Dutch VP-anaphor dat doen ‘do that’ (henceforth the DDA) has properties of both a deep and a surface anaphor, according to the distinction made by Hankamer and Sag (1976). Most types of subextraction are disallowed out of the DDA, suggesting that it is a deep anaphor. However, unaccusative and comparative movement is allowed out of the DDA, suggesting it is a surface anaphor. The DDA is thus one of the many examples of anaphors that do not neatly fall into the distinction by Hankamer and Sag (1976).

DOI
https://doi.org/10.61430/HRDA2832