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Table of Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgments xiii Part 1 Preliminaries 1 1 Generative Grammar 3 0. Preliminaries 3 1. Syntax as Science – the Scientific Method 4 2. Syntax as a Cognitive Science 12 3. Models of Syntax 13 4. Competence vs. Performance 13 5. A Clarification on the Word “Language” 15 6. Where Do the Rules Come From? 16 7. Choosing among Theories about Syntax 25 8. The Scientific Method and the Structure of this Textbook 25 9. Conclusion 26 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 27 General Problem Sets 29 Challenge Problem Sets 35 2 Parts of Speech 43 0. Words and Why They Matter to Syntax 43 1. Determining Part of Speech 44 2. The Major Parts of Speech: N, V, Adj, and Adv 47 3. Open vs. Closed; Lexical vs. Functional 50 4. Subcategories and Features 52 5. Conclusion 58 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 58 General Problem Sets 59 Challenge Problem Sets 63 3 Constituency, Trees, and Rules 67 0. Introduction 67 1. Rules and Trees 70 2. How to Draw a Tree 84 3. Modification and Ambiguity 90 4. Constituency Tests 91 5. Constituency in Other Languages 93 6. Conclusion 98 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 98 General Problem Sets 99 Challenge Problem Sets 107 4 Structural Relations 113 0. Introduction 113 1. The Parts of a Tree 114 2. Dominance 116 3. Precedence 119 4. C-command 122 5. Grammatical Relations 126 6. Conclusions 129 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 129 General Problem Sets 131 Challenge Problem Sets 138 5 Binding Theory 141 0. Introduction 141 1. The Notions Coindex and Antecedent 143 2. Binding 144 3. Locality Conditions on the Binding of Anaphors 146 4. The Distribution of Pronouns 148 5. The Distribution of R-expressions 148 6. Why Does Binding Theory Matter to Syntacticians 149 6. Conclusion 151 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 151 General Problem Sets 152 Challenge Problem Sets 154 Part 2 The Base 159 6 X-bar Theory 161 0. Introduction 161 1. Bar-level Projections 163 2. Generalizing the Rules: The X-bar Schema 168 3. Complements, Adjuncts, and Specifiers 170 4. Some Definitional Housekeeping 179 5. Parameters of Word Order 180 6. Drawing Trees in X-bar Notation 182 7. Conclusion 199 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 200 General Problem Sets 201 Challenge Problem Sets 209 7 Extending X-bar Theory to Functional Categories 213 0. Introduction 213 1. Determiner Phrases (DPs) 214 2. A Descriptive Tangent into Clause Types 217 3. Complementizer Phrases (CPs) 221 4. Tense, Perfect, Progressive and Voice Phrases 223 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 234 General Problem Sets 236 Challenge Problem Sets 238 8 Constraining X-bar: Theta Theory 243 0. Introduction 243 1. Some Basic Terminology 244 2. Thematic Relations and Theta Roles 245 3. The Lexicon 250 4. Expletives and the Extended Projection Principle 252 5. Conclusion 253 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 254 General Problem Sets 255 Challenge Problem Sets 259 9 Theta Grids and Functional Categories 265 0. Introduction 265 1. Complementizers 266 2. Determiners 269 3. Using Theta Grids for English Auxiliaries 273 4. Main verbs vs. Auxiliaries 284 5. Conclusion 287 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 287 General Problem Sets 288 Challenge Problem Sets 292 Part 3 Movement 295 10 Head-to-Head Movement 297 0. Introduction 297 1. Verb Movement (V ? T) 300 2. T Movement (T ? C) 314 3. Do-support 317 Appendix: Determining if a Language has V ? T Movement 318 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 318 General Problem Sets 319 Challenge Problem Sets 324 11 DP Movement 331 0. Introduction 331 1. A Puzzle for the Theory of Theta Roles 332 2. Passives 337 3. Case 341 4. Raising: Reprise 345 5. Passives: Reprise 347 6. Inherently Passive Verbs: Unaccusatives 348 7. DP Movement in SVO vs. VSO Languages 351 8. Conclusion 353 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 353 General Problem Sets 354 Challenge Problem Sets 360 12 Wh-movement and Locality Constraints 365 0. Introduction 365 1. Movement in Wh-questions 366 2. Relative Clauses 375 3. Islands 379 4. The Minimal Link Condition 382 5. Echo Questions (Wh-in-situ) in English 386 6. Conclusion 387 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 388 General Problem Sets 389 Challenge Problem Sets 392 13 A Unified Theory of Movement 395 0. Introduction 395 1. Move 397 2. Explaining Cross-linguistic Differences 400 3. Scope, Covert Movement, and the MLC 404 4. Conclusion 406 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 407 General Problem Sets 407 Challenge Problem Sets 408 Part 4 Advanced Topics 411 14 Ditransitives 413 0. Introduction 413 1. The Problem of Ditransitive Verbs 414 2. The Active Voice Head 415 3. Object Shift 417 4. Ditransitives: Reprise 422 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 426 General Problem Sets 426 Challenge Problem Sets 428 15 Raising, Control, and Empty Categories 429 0. Introduction 429 1. Raising vs. Control 430 2. Two Kinds of Raising, Two Kinds of Control 438 3. Control Theory 443 4. Another Kind of Null Subject: “Little” pro 446 5. Conclusion 447 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 447 General Problem Sets 448 Challenge Problem Sets 450 16 Ellipsis 453 0. Ellipsis 453 1. LF-copying or PF-deletion 455 2. Antecedent-Contained Deletion and Pseudogapping 461 3. Conclusion 464 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 464 General Problem Sets 466 Challenge Problem Sets 468 17 Advanced Topics in Binding Theory 471 0. Introduction 471 1. Levels of Representation 472 2. The Definition of Binding Domain 473 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 479 General Problem Sets 479 Challenge Problem Sets 481 18 Polysynthesis, Incorporation, and Non-configurationality 483 0. Introduction 483 1. Polysynthesis 484 2. Incorporation 486 3. Scrambling and Non-configurationality 487 4. Conclusion 495 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 495 General Problem Sets 496 Challenge Problem Sets 497 19 Merge 499 0. Introduction 499 1. External Merge 500 2. Internal Merge 505 3. Conclusion 506 Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter 507 General Problem Sets 507 Challenge Problem Sets 508 Conclusions and Directions for Further Study 509 References 511 Index 521