Preface to the First Edition |
|
xi | |
Preface to the Second Edition |
|
xv | |
Acknowledgments |
|
xvii | |
I Motivation for the LFG Architecture |
|
1 | (38) |
|
|
3 | (8) |
|
|
10 | (1) |
|
|
11 | (10) |
|
2.1 Theoretical assumptions |
|
|
15 | (4) |
|
Further reading and discussion |
|
|
19 | (2) |
|
3 Lexicality and Argument Structure |
|
|
21 | (18) |
|
3.1 Two approaches to passive relation changes |
|
|
21 | (2) |
|
3.2 The lexicality of relation changes |
|
|
23 | (9) |
|
3.2.1 English passive verb forms |
|
|
24 | (1) |
|
3.2.2 Adjectives versus verbs |
|
|
24 | (1) |
|
3.2.3 Participle-adjective conversion |
|
|
25 | (1) |
|
3.2.4 Passive participles convert to adjectives |
|
|
25 | (2) |
|
3.2.5 Differences between adjectival and verbal passives explained |
|
|
27 | (1) |
|
3.2.6 Differences between adjectival and verbal passives unexplained |
|
|
28 | (4) |
|
3.2.7 Conclusion: passivization is lexical |
|
|
32 | (1) |
|
3.3 Passivization with and without movement |
|
|
32 | (4) |
|
Further reading and discussion |
|
|
36 | (3) |
II Formally Modeling the Architecture |
|
39 | (48) |
|
4 A Formal Model of Syntactic Structure |
|
|
41 | (32) |
|
|
41 | (3) |
|
4.1.1 Principle I: variability |
|
|
41 | (1) |
|
4.1.2 Principle II: universality |
|
|
42 | (1) |
|
4.1.3 Principle III: monotonicity |
|
|
43 | (1) |
|
4.2 The definition of f-structures |
|
|
44 | (2) |
|
4.3 The description of f-structures |
|
|
46 | (2) |
|
4.4 The correspondence between c- and f-structures |
|
|
48 | (6) |
|
4.5 The solution algorithm |
|
|
54 | (5) |
|
|
58 | (1) |
|
4.6 Defining versus constraining equations |
|
|
59 | (3) |
|
4.7 Completeness and coherence |
|
|
62 | (1) |
|
|
63 | (1) |
|
4.8 Functional uncertainty |
|
|
63 | (7) |
|
|
70 | (1) |
|
|
71 | (1) |
|
|
72 | (1) |
|
5 Monotonicity and Some of Its Consequences |
|
|
73 | (14) |
|
|
73 | (3) |
|
5.2 Relation changes and monotonicity |
|
|
76 | (3) |
|
|
79 | (6) |
|
5.3.1 The fragmentability of language |
|
|
79 | (3) |
|
5.3.2 The nonconfigurationality of language |
|
|
82 | (1) |
|
5.3.3 Apparent information flow through external structure |
|
|
83 | (1) |
|
5.3.4 Noncompositionality |
|
|
84 | (1) |
|
|
85 | (2) |
III Inflectional Morphology and Phrase Structure Variation |
|
87 | (140) |
|
6 A Theory of Structure-Function Mappings |
|
|
89 | (40) |
|
6.1 Grammatical functions |
|
|
94 | (7) |
|
6.1.1 Basics of grammatical functions |
|
|
94 | (6) |
|
6.1.2 Classification of grammatical functions |
|
|
100 | (1) |
|
6.2 The organization of c-structure categories |
|
|
101 | (11) |
|
6.2.1 Endocentricity and X' structures |
|
|
101 | (3) |
|
6.2.2 Endocentric mapping to f-structure |
|
|
104 | (8) |
|
|
111 | (1) |
|
6.3 Exocentric categories |
|
|
112 | (6) |
|
6.3.1 Lexocentricity and S |
|
|
112 | (3) |
|
6.3.2 S and endocentricity |
|
|
115 | (1) |
|
6.3.3 Nonprojecting words |
|
|
116 | (1) |
|
6.3.4 Summary of the structure-function principles |
|
|
117 | (1) |
|
|
118 | (1) |
|
6.5 Effects of economy of expression |
|
|
119 | (5) |
|
Further reading and discussion |
|
|
124 | (1) |
|
|
125 | (4) |
|
7 Endocentricity and Heads |
|
|
129 | (22) |
|
|
129 | (6) |
|
7.1.1 Verb order in Welsh |
|
|
130 | (5) |
|
7.2 Endocentricity and extended heads |
|
|
135 | (3) |
|
7.3 Distributed exponence |
|
|
138 | (8) |
|
7.3.1 Wambaya c-structure |
|
|
139 | (5) |
|
7.3.2 The Wambaya tense system |
|
|
144 | (2) |
|
|
146 | (1) |
|
|
147 | (1) |
|
|
147 | (4) |
|
8 Pronoun Incorporation and Agreement |
|
|
151 | (45) |
|
|
157 | (14) |
|
|
161 | (1) |
|
8.1.2 Independent pronouns |
|
|
162 | (2) |
|
|
164 | (1) |
|
8.1.4 Interrogatives and relatives |
|
|
165 | (1) |
|
8.1.5 Other syntactic and phonological differences |
|
|
166 | (1) |
|
8.1.6 Functional ambiguity of subject and topic |
|
|
167 | (4) |
|
|
171 | (11) |
|
|
180 | (1) |
|
|
180 | (2) |
|
8.3 Plains Cree and inverse agreement |
|
|
182 | (4) |
|
|
185 | (1) |
|
|
186 | (1) |
|
8.4 Two types of agreement: INDEX and CONCORD |
|
|
186 | (6) |
|
|
192 | (1) |
|
|
192 | (1) |
|
Further reading and discussion |
|
|
193 | (3) |
|
9 Topicalization and Scrambling |
|
|
196 | (31) |
|
9.1 English topicalization |
|
|
196 | (3) |
|
9.2 Russian topicalization |
|
|
199 | (6) |
|
9.3 Economy of expression |
|
|
205 | (2) |
|
|
207 | (1) |
|
9.4 Topicalization versus scrambling |
|
|
207 | (3) |
|
9.5 Detecting empty categories |
|
|
210 | (13) |
|
|
223 | (1) |
|
Further reading and discussion |
|
|
223 | (6) |
|
|
223 | (1) |
|
Two types of null pronominals |
|
|
224 | (1) |
|
Generalization to operator complexes |
|
|
225 | (1) |
|
|
226 | (1) |
IV On Functional Structures: Binding, Predication, and Control |
|
227 | (124) |
|
|
229 | (25) |
|
|
229 | (2) |
|
10.2 A toy binding theory |
|
|
231 | (8) |
|
|
239 | (8) |
|
Further reading and discussion |
|
|
246 | (1) |
|
10.4 Formalization of the binding constraints |
|
|
247 | (7) |
|
11 Types of Bound Anaphors |
|
|
254 | (32) |
|
11.1 Dimensions of anaphoric binding |
|
|
254 | (2) |
|
11.2 Icelandic: subjective and anti-subjective pronouns |
|
|
256 | (3) |
|
11.3 Norwegian: subjective/nuclear pronouns |
|
|
259 | (2) |
|
11.4 Logophoricity versus subjectivity |
|
|
261 | (14) |
|
Further reading and discussion |
|
|
273 | (2) |
|
11.5 The typology of reflexives and the origins of nuclearity |
|
|
275 | (9) |
|
Further reading and discussion |
|
|
283 | (1) |
|
|
284 | (2) |
|
|
286 | (23) |
|
12.1 Predicate complements versus adjuncts |
|
|
286 | (3) |
|
12.2 F-structures of xcomps |
|
|
289 | (6) |
|
|
295 | (1) |
|
|
295 | (1) |
|
12.3 F-structure of PP complements |
|
|
295 | (6) |
|
12.4 C-structure of predicate complements |
|
|
301 | (3) |
|
|
304 | (3) |
|
Further reading and discussion |
|
|
307 | (2) |
|
|
309 | (15) |
|
13.1 Gerundive versus participial VPs in English |
|
|
309 | (2) |
|
13.2 Structure of gerundive VPs |
|
|
311 | (8) |
|
13.3 Anaphoric control versus functional control |
|
|
319 | (4) |
|
|
323 | (1) |
|
|
323 | (1) |
|
Further reading and discussion |
|
|
323 | (1) |
|
14 From Argument Structure to Functional Structure |
|
|
324 | (27) |
|
14.1 What is argument structure? |
|
|
326 | (3) |
|
14.2 The theory of a-structures |
|
|
329 | (4) |
|
14.3 Mapping a-structures to syntactic functions |
|
|
333 | (1) |
|
14.4 Examples and consequences |
|
|
334 | (10) |
|
|
334 | (2) |
|
|
336 | (1) |
|
14.4.3 "Fake" reflexives and "nonsubcategorized objects" |
|
|
336 | (1) |
|
14.4.4 Word order of internal/external arguments |
|
|
337 | (1) |
|
|
337 | (3) |
|
14.4.6 Interactions of passive and raising |
|
|
340 | (1) |
|
14.4.7 Morphology that adds or suppresses a-structure roles |
|
|
341 | (3) |
|
|
344 | (1) |
|
Further reading and discussion |
|
|
344 | (5) |
|
Problem Sets and Solutions |
|
|
349 | (2) |
Problem Set 1 |
|
351 | (3) |
Problem Set 2 |
|
354 | (16) |
Problem Set 3 |
|
370 | (5) |
Problem Set 4 |
|
375 | (16) |
Problem Set 5 |
|
391 | (26) |
Problem Set 6 |
|
417 | (19) |
Solutions to Selected Problems |
|
436 | (25) |
References for the Problems |
|
461 | (3) |
References |
|
464 | (37) |
Language Index |
|
501 | (2) |
Subject Index |
|
503 | |