Chapter 1 Basics of Syntax 1
1.1 Definitions of Syntax 1
1.2 Goals of Syntax 4
1.3 Properties of Syntax 7
1.4 Meaning in Syntax 10
1.5 Faculty of Language 12
1.6 Cores of GB 15
1.7 Essentials of MP 18
1.8 Summary 21
Chapter 2 Categories and Structures in GB 24
2.1 Words as Category 24
2.2 Functional Categories 28
2.3 Features of Verbs 36
2.4 Basic Syntactic Structures 44
2.5 Major Syntactic Relations 55
2.6 Summary 68
Chapter 3 Primary Modules in GB 72
3.1 Case-filter 72
3.2 NPs and Binding 85
3.3 Empty Categories and Control 96
3.4 Summary 104
Chapter 4 Movement and Constraints in GB 107
4.1 NP-movement and Constraints 107
4.2 Wh-movement and Constraints 124
4.3 Head Movement and Constraints 135
4.4 Summary 145
Chapter 5 Minimalist Transition 148
5.1 Dispensing with SS 148
5.2 Dispensing with DS 154
5.3 Postulating PISH 163
5.4 Postulating VP Shells 171
5.5 Replacing Government 178
5.6 Splitting Functional Projections 186
5.7 Summary 196
Chapter 6 Minimalist Horizons 200
6.1 Minimalist Program and Linearization 200
6.2 Copy and Feature Checking 205
6.3 Derivational Economy 211
6.4 Phase and Movement 214
6.5 Subject Subextraction 221
6.6 Summary 225
References 228
Appendix Glossary with Chinese Interpretation 235
后记 244