The Grammar of Raising and Control A Course in Syntactic Argumentation

The Grammar of Raising and Control: A Course in Syntactic Argumentation By William D. Davies, Stanley Dubinsky
2004 | 391 Pages | ISBN: 0631233016 | PDF | 3 MB
The Grammar of Raising and Control surveys analyses across a range of theoretical frameworks from Rosenbaum's classic Standard Theory analysis (1967) to current proposals within the Minimalist Program, and provides readers with a critical understanding of these, helping them in the process to develop keen insights into the strengths and weaknesses of syntactic arguments in general. Distills a very successful graduate course in syntax from two prominent figures in the field, covering analyses from a range of theoretical frameworks. Provides readers with an understanding of the various perspectives represented in generative syntax, using a particular class of grammatical constructions as a means of examining the evolution of syntactic theory over the last thirty years. Helps students to develop keen insights into the strengths and weaknesses of syntactic arguments. Includes excerpts from six important works that allow students to familiarize themselves with the original literature while also providing discussion of the theoretical context in which they were written. Content: Chapter 1 Laying the Empirical Groundwork (pages 3-16): Chapter 2 Transformational Grammar and Rosenbaum's Analysis (pages 17-29): Chapter 3 Postal's On Raising (pages 30-59): Chapter 4 Extended Standard Theory: Chomsky's "Conditions on Transformations" (pages 60-88): Chapter 5 The On Raising Debates: Bresnan, Postal, and Bach (pages 89-104): Chapter 6 Relational Grammar: Perlmutter and Postal's "the Relational Succession Law" (pages 107-136): Chapter 7 Revised Extended Standard Theory: Chomsky and Lasnik's "Filters and Control" (pages 137-174): Chapter 8 Chomsky's Lectures on Government and Binding and the ECM Analysis of Raising (pages 177-199): Chapter 9 Development of and Problems for the ECM Account: Kayne (1981) and Cole and Hermon (1981) (pages 200-242): Chapter 10 Are all these Really Raising Constructions? Cross?Linguistic Issues (pages 243-272): Chapter 11 Functional Projections and the Rise of the Minimalist Program (pages 275-299): Chapter 12 The Return to a Raising?to?Object Analysis (pages 299-331): Chapter 13 The Separation/Unification of Raising and Control (pages 332-362):