Introduction to the Theory of GrammarIntroduction to the Theory of Grammar makes available to teachers and students of syntax a comprehensive critical review of the main results of present day grammatical theory and shows how they were achieved. |
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0-Criterion 0-theory A-over-A Principle A-position anaphoric antecedent appears apply argument assume believe Bill saw binding theory bounding node Bresnan c-command case-assigner case-marked chapter Chomsky clitic coindexed COMP complement consider constraints constructions coreference D-Structure deletion derived direct object discussion domain empty categories empty elements English example fact formulation infinitival INFL interpretation involved John to win language lexical NP Linguistic Inquiry Logical Form markedness Mary meaning Move NP Move wh movement rule nominative notion noun NP-trace obligatory Opacity Condition optional parasitic gap phenomena phonology phrase structure rules pied piping possible predicts preposition stranding pro-drop languages problem pronoun proper governor properties proposed quantifier question reflexive relation relative clause representation Riemsdijk semantics sentence sentence grammar Specified Subject Condition structure preserving Subjacency Condition subject position Syntactic Structures syntax That-Trace Filter tion trace trace theory transformations typology ungrammatical Universal Grammar variable verb Wh-Movement wh-phrase wh-trace wh-word