Reconstruction and English PPs∗

• An analysis of the binding possibilities in the context “talk to about ” that appeals to reconstruction of vP-internal movements. • A proposal that reconstruction is more restricted for Condition A than for Conditions B and C. • An analysis of the effects of PP topicalization on binding possibilities. • An analysis of the Kearney paradigm. • A comparison of the analysis of about presented here with some of the alternatives to be found in the literature. 2 The paradigm for “talk to about ” In the case where the complement of either to or about is an r-expression and the complement of the other is a pronoun or anaphor, there are eight possible structures, taking into the account the optionality in the order of to and about: (1) a Mary talked to Bill1 about himself1 on Tuesday. b * Mary talked to himself1 about Bill1 on Tuesday. c * Mary talked to Bill1 about him1 on Tuesday. d * Mary talked to him1 about Bill1 on Tuesday. e * Mary talked about Bill1 to himself1 on Tuesday. f * Mary talked about himself1 to Bill1 on Tuesday