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Contents
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8 Part 1 Preliminaries1 Generative Grammar0. Preliminaries1. Syntax as Science – the Scientific Method2. Syntax as a Cognitive Science3. Models of Syntax4. Competence vs. Performance5. A Clarification on the Word “Language”6. Where Do the Rules Come From?7. Choosing among Theories about Syntax8. The Scientific Method and the Structure of this Textbook9. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets2 Parts of Speech0. Words and Why They Matter to Syntax1. Determining Part of Speech2. The Major Parts of Speech: N, V, Adj, and Adv3. Open vs. Closed; Lexical vs. Functional4. Subcategories and Features5. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets3 Constituency, Trees, and Rules0. Introduction1. Rules and Trees2. How to Draw a Tree3. Modification and Ambiguity4. Constituency Tests5. Constituency in Other Languages6. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets4 Structural Relations0. Introduction1. The Parts of a Tree2. Dominance3. Precedence4. C-command5. Grammatical Relations6. ConclusionsIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets5 Binding Theory0. Introduction1. The Notions Coindex and Antecedent2. Binding3. Locality Conditions on the Binding of Anaphors4. The Distribution of Pronouns5. The Distribution of R-expressions6. Why Does Binding Theory Matter to Syntacticians7. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets
9 Part 2 The Base6 X-bar Theory0. Introduction1. Bar-level Projections2. Generalizing the Rules: The X-bar Schema3. Complements, Adjuncts, and Specifiers4. Some Definitional Housekeeping5. Parameters of Word Order6. Drawing Trees in X-bar Notation7. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets7 Extending X-bar Theory to Functional Categories0. Introduction1. Determiner Phrases (DPs)2. A Descriptive Tangent into Clause Types3. Complementizer Phrases (CPs)4. Tense, Perfect, Progressive and Voice PhrasesIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets8 Constraining X-bar: Theta Theory0. Introduction1. Some Basic Terminology2. Thematic Relations and Theta Roles3. The Lexicon4. Expletives and the Extended Projection Principle5. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets9 Theta Grids and Functional Categories0. Introduction1. Complementizers2. Determiners3. Using Theta Grids for English Auxiliaries4. Main verbs vs. Auxiliaries5. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets
10 Part 3 Movement10 Head-to-Head Movement0. Introduction1. Verb Movement (V → T)2. T Movement (T → C)3. Do-supportAppendix: Determining if a Language has V → T MovementIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets11 DP Movement0. Introduction1. A Puzzle for the Theory of Theta Roles2. Passives3. Case4. Raising: Reprise5. Passives: Reprise6. Inherently Passive Verbs: Unaccusatives7. DP Movement in SVO vs. VSO Languages8. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets12 Wh-movement and Locality Constraints0. Introduction1. Movement in Wh-questions2. Relative Clauses3. Islands4. The Minimal Link Condition5. Echo Questions (Wh-in-situ) in English6. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets13 A Unified Theory of Movement0. Introduction1. Move2. Explaining Cross-linguistic Differences3. Scope, Covert Movement, and the MLC4. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets
11 Part 4 Advanced Topics14 Ditransitives0. Introduction1. The Problem of Ditransitive Verbs2. The Active Voice Head3. Object Shift4. Ditransitives: RepriseIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets15 Raising, Control, and Empty Categories0. Introduction1. Raising vs. Control2. Two Kinds of Raising, Two Kinds of Control3. Control Theory4. Another Kind of Null Subject: “Little” pro5. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets16 Ellipsis0. Ellipsis1. LF-copying or PF-deletion2. Antecedent-Contained Deletion and Pseudogapping3. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets17 Advanced Topics in Binding Theory0. Introduction1. Levels of Representation2. The Definition of Binding DomainIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets18 Polysynthesis, Incorporation, and Non-configurationality0. Introduction1. Polysynthesis2. Incorporation3. Scrambling and Non-configurationality4. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets19 Merge0. Introduction1. External Merge2. Internal Merge3. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets
