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9780631190677

Introduction to Government and Binding Theory

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    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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