Generative Grammar (Paperback)

Preface

1. Aims and assumptions
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Competence and performance
1.3 The interpretation of grammars
1.4 The data of linguistic theory
1.5 Generative grammars and the level of adequacy
1.6 The scope of this book
1.7 Relevant reading

2. Chomsky's theory of grammar
2.1 The standard theory
2.2 Problems with the standard theory and the development of the extended standard theory
2.3 Government-Binding theory
2.4 Relevant reading

3. Generalised Phrase Structure Grammar
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Obstacles to phrase structure description
3.3 Features
3.4 Grammars and metagrammars
3.5 Unbounded dependencies
3.6 Semantic interpretation and control
3.7 Summary
3.8 Implications
3.9 Relevant reading

4. Lexical-Functional Grammar
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Transformations and lexical rules
4.3 Grammatical functions
4.4 Passive in LFG
4.5 Lexical rules and lexical forms
4.6 C-structures and F-strucures
4.7 Control
4.8 Unbounded dependencies
4.9 LFG and language processing
4.10 Relevant reading

5. The theories compared

Bibliography
Index