‘Syntactic Theory’ emphasises theory-building and hypothesis-testing as it develops and motivates Chomsky's Principles and Parameters framework. The initial chapters guide the student through introductory topics such as X'-Theory, Transformations and elementary Binding Theory. For students needing a bridge to the primary literature later chapters cover more advanced topics which form the core empirical background to Chomsky's Minimalist Program. In-text exercises engage the student at every stage of the heory-development process and every chapter concludes with an 'Open Issue' to encourage further exploration of the chapter's topic.
Table of contents:
Introduction
Phrase Structure
Functional Categories
Theta-Theory and Case Theory
Introduction to Binding Theory
Movement and Chains
Logical Form
The Binding Theory and Empty Categories
The Empty Category Principle
Verb Raising and the Analysis of Infl
References
Index
Table of contents:
Introduction
Phrase Structure
Functional Categories
Theta-Theory and Case Theory
Introduction to Binding Theory
Movement and Chains
Logical Form
The Binding Theory and Empty Categories
The Empty Category Principle
Verb Raising and the Analysis of Infl
References
Index