Phrase Structure in Natural Language

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Speas, M.J.
Content type: Book
Published: Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands 1990, 1990
Edition:1st ed. 1990
Series:Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory ; 21
Subjects:
Syntax
Linguistics
Online Access:Volltext
Source:E-Books
Table of Contents:
  • 1: Modularity in Underlying Structure
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 On Defining Grammatical Relations in a Modular Theory
  • 1.3 What is a Lexical Entry?
  • 1.4 The Organization of Argument Structure: the Thematic Hierarchy
  • 1.5 Case Theory and the Lexicon
  • 1.6 S and S?: Extended X-bar Theory and the Lexical Clause Hypothesis
  • 1.7 Dominance, Precedence and Phrase Markers
  • Notes
  • 2: Syntactic Projection and Licensing
  • 2.1 Preliminaries: Licensing, the UTAH, the Projection Principle and the Theta Criterion
  • 2.2 X-bar Theory and the Projection of Heads
  • 2.3 Licensing Non-head Daughters: Thematic Grids and Thematic Relations
  • 2.4 Functional Categories and Licensing
  • 2.5 Summary
  • Notes
  • 3: On Configurationality Parameters
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Parametric Variation in D-Structure Principles
  • 3.3 What is a Nonconfigurational Language?
  • 3.4 The Empirical Evidence for D-Structure Variation
  • 3.5 Summary and Conclusions
  • Notes
  • 4: Projection, Pronouns, and Parsing in Navajo Syntax
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 An Overview of Navajo Syntax and Morphology
  • 4.3 Parsing, Null Arguments, and Grammatical Relations in Navajo
  • 4.4 On Navajo Nominals as Adjuncts
  • 4.5 Navajo Agreement and Incorporated Pronouns
  • 4.6 Conclusion: Projection from the Lexicon in Navajo
  • Notes
  • 5: Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Subjects