A Concise Introduction to Syntactic Theory - The Government-binding Approach

1 The Theory in Context2 Categories and Phrase Structure3 Thematic Relations and Theta Roles4 Predicting Phrase Structure5 NP-Movement6 Government and Case7 WH-Movement8 Move Alpha and the Theory of Movement9 The Empty Category Principle10 Interpretation of Nominals11 Clauses and Categories12 A Unified Approach to Locality ConstraintsReferencesIndex

Summary

This textbook is intended to give students a quick start in using theory to address syntactic questions. At each stage, Cowper introduces a theoretical apparatus that is no more complex than is required to deal with the phenomenon under consideration.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Cowper, Elizabeth A. Cowper, Cowper Elizabeth A.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1992
• EAN: 9780226116464
• ISBN: 978-0-226-11646-4
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 227 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology