Introduction to government and binding theory
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Introduction to government and binding theory
B. Blackwell, 1991
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Introduction to government & binding theory
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Includes bibliography: p. [593]-605
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780631165620
Description
This textbook provides an introduction to the current state of Government and Binding Theory, using as its basis the standard version of the theory as developed in Chomsky's more recent writings. It incorporates the ideas presented in Chomsky's "Lectures on Government and Binding", modified by his subsequent works up to and including "Barriers". The book takes as its starting point the projection principle, the notion that all syntactic structure is projected from the lexicon, with each chapter developing further the idea that syntax can be built on the basis of lexical information. The first four chapters discuss the distribution of overt material, chiefly Noun Phrases. The following chapters introduce non-overt categories and the specific principles governing their distribution. While the discussion focuses on the syntax of English, the approach throughout is comparative and the book concludes with chapters showing how GB theory can be applied to the study of Germanic and Romance languages. In short, this book offers a complete introduction to the current state of Government and Binding Theory, suitable for readers with some basic knowledge of generative linguistics.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - the Chomskyan perspective on language study
- the lexicon and sentence structure
- phrase structure
- case theory
- introduction and overview
- non overt categories - PRO and control
- transformations - NP-Movement
- WH-Movement
- an inventory of empty categories
- logical form and phonetic form
- barriers - an introduction
- aspects of the syntax of Germanic languages
- Romance languages.
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: pbk ISBN 9780631165637
Description
This textbook provides an introduction to the current state of government and binding (GB) theory, using as its basis the standard version of the theory as developed in Chomsky's more recent writings. It incorporates the ideas presented in Chomsky's "Lectures on Government and Binding", and modified by his subsequent works up to and including "Barriers". The book takes as its starting point the projection principle, the notion that all syntactic structure is projected from the lexicon, with each chapter developing further the idea that syntax can be built on the basis of lexical information. The first four chapters discuss the distribution of overt material, chiefly noun phrases. The following chapters introduce non-overt categories and the specific principles governing their distribution. While the discussion focuses on the syntax of English, the approach throughout is comparative, and the book concludes with chapters showing how GB theory can be applied to the study of Germanic and Romance languages. In short, this book offers a complete introduction to the current state of GB theory suitable for readers with some basic knowledge of generative linguistics.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - the Chomskyan perspective on language study
- the lexicon and sentence structure
- phrase structure
- case theory
- introduction and overview
- non-overt categories - PRO and control
- transformations - NP-movement
- WH-movement
- an inventory of empty categories
- logical form and phonetic form
- barriers - an introduction aspects of the syntax of Germanic languages
- Romance languages.
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