Syntax: A Generative Introduction, Third Edition; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Part 1 Preliminaries; 1 Generative Grammar; 0. Preliminaries; 1. Syntax as a Cognitive Science; 2. Modeling Syntax; 3. Syntax as Science -- the Scientific Method; 4. Where Do the Rules Come From?; 5. Choosing among Theories about Syntax; 6. The Scientific Method and the Structure of this Textbook; 7. Conclusion; Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter; General Problem Sets; Challenge Problem Sets; 2 Parts of Speech; 0. Words and Why They Matter to Syntax; 1. Determining Part of Speech

2. The Major Parts of Speech: N, V, Adj, and Adv3. Open vs. Closed; Lexical vs. Functional; 4. Subcategories and Features; 5. Conclusion; Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter; General Problem Sets; Challenge Problem Sets; 3 Constituency, Trees, and Rules; 0. Introduction; 1. Rules and Trees; 2. How to Draw a Tree; 3. Modification and Ambiguity; 4. Constituency Tests; 5. Constituency in Other Languages; 6. Summary and Conclusion; Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter; General Problem Sets; Challenge Problem Sets; 4 Structural Relations; 0. Introduction

1. The Parts of a Tree2. Domination; 3. Precedence; 4. C-command; 5. Grammatical Relations; 6. Summary and Conclusions; Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter; General Problem Sets; Challenge Problem Sets; 5 Binding Theory; 0. Introduction; 1. The Notions Coindex and Antecedent; 2. Binding; 3. Locality Conditions on the Binding of Anaphors; 4. The Distribution of Pronouns; 5. The Distribution of R-expressions; 6. Conclusion; Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter; General Problem Sets; Challenge Problem Sets; Part 2 The Base; 6 X-bar Theory; 0. Introduction

1. Bar-level Projections2. Generalizing the Rules: The X-bar Schema; 3. Complements, Adjuncts, and Specifiers; 4. Some Definitional Housekeeping; 5. Parameters of Word Order; 6. Drawing Trees in X-bar Notation; 7. X-bar Theory: A Summary; Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter; General Problem Sets; Challenge Problem Sets; 7 Extending X-bar Theory to Functional Categories; 0. Introduction; 1. Determiner Phrases (DPs); 2. A Descriptive Tangent into Clause Types; 3. Complementizer Phrases (CPs); 4. Tense Phrases (TPs); Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter

General Problem SetsChallenge Problem Sets; 8 Constraining X-bar: Theta Theory; 0. Introduction; 1. Some Basic Terminology; 2. Thematic Relations and Theta Roles; 3. The Lexicon; 4. Expletives and the Extended Projection Principle; 5. Conclusion; Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter; General Problem Sets; Challenge Problem Sets; 9 Auxiliaries and Functional Categories; 0. Introduction; 1. Complementizers; 2. Determiners; 3. Understanding Tense, Aspect, Voice, and Mood; 4. Auxiliaries; 5. Conclusion; Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter