The Handbook of Contemporary Syntactic Theory

Copyright © 2001 Blackwell Publishers Ltd

The Handbook of Contemporary Syntactic Theory

Editor(s): Mark Baltin, Chris Collins

Published Online: 21 JAN 2008

Print ISBN: 9780631205074

Online ISBN: 9780470756416

DOI: 10.1002/9780470756416

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This volume provides a comprehensive view of the current issues in contemporary syntactic theory. Written by an international assembly of leading specialists in the field, these 2 original articles serve as a useful reference for various areas of grammar.


  • Contains 23 articles written by an international assembly of specialists in the field.
  • The lucidly written articles grant accessibility to crucial areas of syntactic theory.
  • Contrasting theories are represented.
  • Contains an informative introduction and extensive bibliography which serves as a reference tool for both students and professional linguists.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages I–XII)

    1. Introduction (pages 1–7)

  3. Part I: Derivation versus Representation

    1. Chapter 1

      Explaining Morphosyntactic Competition (pages 10–44)

      Joan Bresnan

    2. Chapter 2

      Economy Conditions in Syntax (pages 45–61)

      Chris Collins

    3. Chapter 3

      Derivation and Representation in Modern Transformational Syntax (pages 62–88)

      Howard Lasnik

    4. Chapter 4

      Relativized Minimality Effects (pages 89–110)

      Luigi Rizzi

  4. Part II: Movement

    1. Chapter 5

      Head Movement (pages 112–147)

      Ian Roberts

    2. Chapter 6

      Object Shift and Scrambling (pages 148–202)

      Höskuldur Thráinsson

    3. Chapter 7

      Wh-in-situ Languages (pages 203–225)

      Akira Watanabe

    4. Chapter 8

      A-Movements (pages 226–254)

      Mark R. Baltin

  5. Part III: Argument Structure and Phrase Structure

    1. Chapter 9

      Thematic Relations in Syntax (pages 256–298)

      Jeffrey S. Gruber

    2. Chapter 10

      Predication (pages 299–333)

      John Bowers

    3. Chapter 11

      Case (pages 334–373)

      Hiroyuki Ura

    4. Chapter 12

      Phrase Structure (pages 374–406)

      Naoki Fukui

    5. Chapter 13

      The Natures of Nonconfigurationality (pages 407–438)

      Mark C. Baker

    6. Chapter 14

      What VP Ellipsis Can Do, and What it Can't, But Not Why (pages 439–479)

      Kyle Johnson

  6. Part IV: Functional Projections

    1. Chapter 15

      Agreement Projections (pages 482–510)

      Adriana Belletti

    2. Chapter 16

      Sentential Negation (pages 511–535)

      Raffaella Zanuttini

    3. Chapter 17

      The DP Hypothesis: Identifying Clausal Properties in the Nominal Domain (pages 536–561)

      Judy B. Bernstein

    4. Chapter 18

      The Structure of DPs: Some Principles, Parameters, and Problems (pages 562–603)

      Giuseppe Longobardi

  7. Part V: Interface with Interpretation

    1. Chapter 19

      The Syntax of Scope (pages 607–633)

      Anna Szabolcsi

    2. Chapter 20

      Deconstructing Binding (pages 634–669)

      Eric Reuland and Martin Everaert

    3. Chapter 21

      Syntactic Reconstruction Effects (pages 670–696)

      Andrew Barss

  8. Part VI: External Evaluation of Syntax

    1. Chapter 22

      Syntactic Change (pages 698–729)

      Anthony S. Kroch

    2. Chapter 23

      Setting Syntactic Parameters (pages 730–767)

      Janet Dean Fodor

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      Bibliography (pages 768–824)

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      Index (pages 825–860)

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