"Building on the success of the bestselling first edition, the new edition of the Syntax textbook provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the major issues in Principles and Parameters syntactic theory, including phrase structure, the lexicon, case theory, binding, movement, and locality conditions. Unique among syntax texts, this book also contains short chapters on both HPSG and LFG. Syntax succeeds in strengthening the foundational knowledge of its readers, preparing them for more advanced study."--book jacket
Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-481) and index