0. 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 Sets
2 Parts of Speech 0. 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 Chapter General Problem Sets Challenge Problem Sets
3 Constituency, Trees, and Rules 0. 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 Sets
4 Structural Relations 0. Introduction1. The Parts of a Tree2. Dominance3. Precedence4. C-command5. Grammatical Relations6. ConclusionsIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets
5 Binding Theory 0. 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 Base 6 X-bar Theory 0. 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 Sets 7 Extending X-bar Theory to Functional Categories 0. 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 Sets 8 Constraining X-bar: Theta Theory 0. 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 Sets 9 Theta Grids and Functional Categories 0. 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 Movement 10 Head-to-Head Movement 0. 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 Sets 11 DP Movement 0. 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 Sets 12 Wh-movement and Locality Constraints 0. 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 Sets 13 A Unified Theory of Movement 0. 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 Topics 14 Ditransitives 0. Introduction1. The Problem of Ditransitive Verbs2. The Active Voice Head3. Object Shift4. Ditransitives: RepriseIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets 15 Raising, Control, and Empty Categories 0. Introduction1. Raising vs. Control2. Two Kinds of Raising, Two Kinds of Control3. Control Theory4. Another Kind of Null Subject: “Little” pro 5. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets 16 Ellipsis 0. Ellipsis1. LF-copying or PF-deletion2. Antecedent-Contained Deletion and Pseudogapping3. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets 17 Advanced Topics in Binding Theory 0. Introduction1. Levels of Representation2. The Definition of Binding DomainIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets 18 Polysynthesis, Incorporation, and Non-configurationality 0. Introduction1. Polysynthesis2. Incorporation3. Scrambling and Non-configurationality4. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets 19 Merge 0. Introduction1. External Merge2. Internal Merge3. ConclusionIdeas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this ChapterGeneral Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets
12 Conclusions and Directions for Further Study
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