本书前四章介绍“管辖约束”阶段的经典理论，后两章介绍“最简方案”阶段的新近发展。第1章介绍形式句法的基本概念，涉及定义、目标、特征等。第2章涉及词汇语类、动词特征、短语小句结构等。第3章讨论格位过滤、名词短语与约束、空语类与控制。第4章涉及各种名词移位、疑问词移位与限制、中心词移位与最近限制。第5章为过渡衔接，详细论述精简句法表达层次的理论动因、现实需要、具体途径与手段以及由此产生的一系列后果等。第6章论及最简方案的新近发展与实际运用。本书定位的第一类读者是国内英语语言学专业的研究生及高年级本科生。第二类读者是具有一定英语基础的汉语、少数民族语言和其他外语专业的学生，以及语言教师和语言研究人员。社会上对形式句法研究感兴趣的其他读者也可以选读相关章节。

序

前言

Chapter 1 Basics of Syntax

 1.1 Definitions of Syntax

 1.2 Goals of Syntax

 1.3 Properties of Syntax

 1.4 Meaning in Syntax

 1.5 Faculty of Language

 1.6 Cores of GB

 1.7 Essentials of MP

 1.8 Summary

Chapter 2 Categories and Structures in GB

 2.1 Words as Category

 2.2 Functional Categories

 2.3 Features of Verbs

 2.4 Basic Syntactic Structures

 2.5 Major Syntactic Relations

 2.6 Summary

Chapter 3 Primary Modules in GB

 3.1 Case-filter

 3.2 NPs and Binding

 3.3 Empty Categories and Control

 3.4 Summary

Chapter 4 Movement and Constraints in GB

 4.1 NP-movement and Constraints

 4.2 Wh-movement and Constraints

 4.3 Head Movement and Constraints

 4.4 Summary

Chapter 5 Minimalist Transition

 5.1 Dispensing with SS

 5.2 Dispensing with DS

 5.3 Postulating PISH

 5.4 Postulating VP Shells

 5.5 Replacing Government

 5.6 Splitting Functional Projections

 5.7 Summary

Chapter 6 Minimalist Horizons

 6.1 Minimalist Program and Linearization

 6.2 Copy and Feature Checking

 6.3 Derivational Economy

 6.4 Phase and Movement

 6.5 Subject Subextraction

 6.6 Summary

References

Appendix Glossary with Chinese Interpretation

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