ABSTRACT
This chapter is concerned with accounting for the behavior of long distance reflexives (LDRs), a type of pronoun that has received considerable attention because of its ability to be bound outside its binding domain contrary to the stipulation of the binding theory. It examines previous analysis of the pronoun oun by Pulleyblank and concludes that the Avoid Pronoun Principle does not provide a satisfactory explanation for the behavior of oun. The chapter compares oun with genuine LDRs using Cole and Hermon's typology of LDRs and other criteria applied to LDRs, and concludes that Yoruba anaphor oun is a genuine LDR. It looks at the issue of logophoricity as an aspect of LDRs and classifies LDRs into local and non-local and discusses the derivation of LDRs and also examines the issue of island constraint violations and concludes that logophoricity is responsible for the LDRs' ability to violate island constraints.
