This volume presents an introduction to the basic ideas and concepts of minimalism, arguably the most important recent development in syntax.Preface.
Original Publication Details.
Part I: Introduction.
Part II: On the Subject of Infinitives (with Mamoru Saito):.
1. Introduction.
2. Evidence for Raising.
3. When Does Raising Take Place?.
4. Postal's B-Verbs vs. W-Verbs: Raising Questions.
Part III: Lectures on Minimalist Syntax:.
5. Introduction.
6. Levels of Representation: Case Considerations.
7. The Extended Projection Principle .
8. Case and Expletives.
9. [Spec, Agr]: Further Arguments.
10. The Problem of Apparent S-structure Requirements.
11. Antecedent Contained Deletion.
12. More on Reconstruction.
13. The PRO Theorem Reconsidered.
14. Some Remaining Issues.
Part IV: Case and Expletives Revisited: On Greed and Other Human Failings:.
15. Introduction.
16. Greed.
17. An Alternative to Greed: Enlightened Self Interest.
18. The Nature of Partitive Case.
19. The Structure of Inherent Case.
20. Conclusion.
Part V: Verbal Morphology: Syntactic Structures Meets the Minimalist Program:.
21. Introduction.
22. French vs. English.
23. An Economy Approach.
24. A Minimalist-Lexicalist Approach.
25. A Hybrid Approach.
26. Further Evidence from VP Ellipsis.
27. Conclusion.&l3A
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