Phrase Structure in Natural Language

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.

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.