Introduction to Government and Binding Theory

by Haegeman, Liliane

• ISBN13: 9780631190677
• ISBN10: 0631190678
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-06-08
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

This book offers a complete, updated introduction to the current state of Government and Binding Theory, suitable for readers with some basic knowledge of generative linguistics.

Author Biography

Liliane Haegeman is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Geneva. Her numerous works include A Modern Course in English Syntax (with Herman Wekker; 1985), The Use of Will in Present-day English (1983), and English Grammar: A Generative Perspective (with Jacqueline Gueron; Blackwell, 1999).

Table of Contents

Preface

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

Bibliography

Index

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