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Syntactic Theory is a new textbook which emphasizes 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 and 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 theory-development process.

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• List of Figures and Tables(p. xiii)
• Preface(p. xiv)
• Acknowledgments(p. xvi)
• Chapter 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• 1.0 Introduction(p. 1)
• 1.1 The Scientific Study of Language(p. 1)
• 1.2 The Competence Performance Distinction(p. 3)
• 1.3 Some Simple Approaches to Grammaticality Judgements(p. 8)
• 1.4 Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar(p. 12)
• 1.5 Description and Explanation--The Case of Structure-Dependent Rules(p. 14)
• 1.6 Introduction to the Book(p. 20)
• 1.7 Summary(p. 21)
• Bibliography(p. 21)
• Chapter 2 Phrase Structure(p. 23)
• 2.0 Introduction
• 2.1 A Simple Starting Point(p. 23)
• 2.2 Constituency(p. 29)
• 2.4 The Elements of a Phrase-Structure Tree and Their Relations(p. 34)
• 2.5 Are Two Levels Enough?(p. 36)
• 2.6 Introduction to X'-Theory(p. 46)
• 2.7 Inside the XP (Terminology Part II)(p. 48)
• 2.8 Summary(p. 49)
• Bibliography(p. 53)
• Answers to In-Text Exercises(p. 53)
• Additional Exercises(p. 58)
• Chapter 3 Functional Categories(p. 60)
• 3.0 Introduction(p. 60)
• 3.1 From Aux and S to IP(p. 60)
• 3.2 Complementizers and CPs(p. 63)
• 3.3 Getting into Det: The DP Hypothesis(p. 65)
• 3.4 Coordination and X'-Theory(p. 68)
• 3.5 Head-Initial and Head-Final Languages(p. 70)
• 3.6 Summary(p. 72)
• Bibliography(p. 75)
• Answers to In-Text Exercises(p. 75)
• Additional Exercise(p. 76)
• Chapter 4 [theta]-Theory and Case Theory(p. 77)
• 4.0 Introduction(p. 77)
• 4.1 Introduction to Argument Structure(p. 78)
• 4.2 [theta]-Roles(p. 80)
• 4.3 Morphological Case(p. 86)
• 4.4 Morphological Case vs. Abstract Case(p. 87)
• 4.5 Exceptional Case Marking(p. 91)
• 4.6 The Case Filter(p. 94)
• 4.7 The Visibility Condition--An Improvement on the Case Filter?(p. 96)
• 4.8 Summary(p. 98)
• Bibliography(p. 101)
• Answers to In-Text Exercises(p. 102)
• Additional Exercises(p. 104)
• Chapter 5 Introduction to Binding Theory(p. 107)
• 5.0 Introduction(p. 107)
• 5.1 Anaphors and Principle A(p. 108)
• 5.2 Pronouns and Principle B(p. 122)
• 5.3 R-Expressions and Principle C(p. 124)
• 5.4 Summary(p. 126)
• Bibliography(p. 129)
• Answers to In-Text Exercises(p. 129)
• Additional Exercises(p. 130)
• Chapter 6 Movement and Chains(p. 132)
• 6.0 Introduction(p. 132)
• 6.1 Transformations: An Introduction(p. 133)
• 6.2 Wh-Movement: Subjacency and Successive Cyclicity(p. 139)
• 6.3 More Evidence for Successive Cyclicity(p. 149)
• 6.4 More Transformations: Passive and Raising(p. 152)
• 6.5 Levels of Application of Principles(p. 155)
• 6.6 Chains(p. 157)
• 6.7 Summary(p. 159)
• Bibliography(p. 162)
• Answers to In-Text Exercises(p. 162)
• Additional Exercises(p. 165)
• Chapter 7 Logical Form(p. 168)
• 7.0 Introduction(p. 168)
• 7.1 Wh-Movement in the LF Component(p. 170)
• 7.2 Quantifier Raising: Another LF Transformation(p. 180)
• 7.3 LF A-Movement: Expletive Replacement(p. 193)
• 7.4 Summary(p. 195)
• Bibliography(p. 200)
• Answers to In-Text Exercises(p. 200)
• Additional Exercises(p. 202)
• Chapter 8 The Binding Theory and Empty Categories(p. 205)
• 8.0 Introduction(p. 205)
• 8.1 The Binding Theory Status of DP-Trace(p. 206)
• 8.2 The Binding Theory Status of WH-Trace(p. 208)
• 8.3 The Search for Null Pronouns(p. 210)
• 8.4 [+a, +p] Revealed!(p. 213)
• 8.5 Interlude: A Note on Plato's Problem(p. 218)
• 8.6 The Functional Determination of Empty Categories(p. 218)
• 8.7 The Free Determination of Empty Categories(p. 224)
• 8.8 Summary(p. 226)
• Bibliography(p. 231)
• Answers to In-Text Exercises(p. 231)
• Additional Exercises(p. 233)
• Chapter 9 The Empty Category Principle(p. 235)
• 9.0 Introduction(p. 235)
• 9.1 A Beginning: The Government Requirement on Traces(p. 235)
• 9.2 From Government to Proper Government(p. 239)
• 9.3 Subjacency vs. the ECP(p. 244)
• 9.4 The Status of Intermediate Traces(p. 246)
• 9.5 Adjuncts and Antecedent Government(p. 249)
• 9.6 Summary of the ECP(p. 254)
• 9.7 The Empty Category Principle and LF Movement(p. 255)
• 9.8 Summary(p. 261)
• Bibliography(p. 265)
• Exercises(p. 265)
• Chapter 10 Verb Raising and the Analysis of Infl(p. 267)
• 10.0 Introduction(p. 267)
• 10.1 Verb Phrases and Verb Raising: An Introduction(p. 268)
• 10.2 AgrO: A New Functional Projection(p. 279)
• 10.3 Evidence for a 'split' Infl: Transitive Expletive Constructions in Icelandic(p. 291)
• 10.4 Summary(p. 295)
• Bibliography(p. 301)
• Answers to In-Text Exercises(p. 301)
• Additional Exercises(p. 302)
• References(p. 304)
• Notes(p. 308)
• Index(p. 312)

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