Essentials of Functional Grammar : A Structure-Neutral Theory of Movement, Control, and Anaphora.
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- Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] Series ; v.38 .
- Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] Series .
Intro -- Introduction -- Chapter I: Preliminary Remarks -- 1. Universal Grammar -- 2. Configurational and Non-configurational Languages -- 3. Structural and Functional Theories of UG -- 4. The Proposed Theory -- Chapter II: Basic Concepts -- 1. Overview -- 2. Basic F-structure Components: Predicates -- 3. Basic F-structure Components: Arguments -- 4. Building Complex F-structures -- 5. The S-structure/F-structure Interface -- 6. Summary and Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- Chapter III: The Co-Indexing System: A Reanalysis of Control and Bound Anaphora -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Short-range Control Relation -- 3. Bound Anaphora -- 4. The Long-range Control Relation -- 5. Unification -- 6. The Generalized Co-Indexing System -- Notes -- Chapter IV: The Argument Reduction System: A Reanalysis of Bounded Movement and Deletion -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Argument Reduction Relation -- 3. Extensions: The Generalized Argument Reduction System -- 4. Constraints: Defining the Notion "Possible Asymmetric FS-pair" -- 5. Summary and Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter V: The EA System: A Reanalysis of Wh-movement -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The E-Anaphora Rule -- 3. The Predicate Argument Constraint -- 4. The Single Gap Constraint -- 5. Variation -- 6. The Generalized EA System -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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