Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents ix
3. Preface 1
4. 1. Genesis of generative grammar
5. Systems of syntactic analysis 13
6. Some methodological remarks on generative grammar 31
7. Knowledge of language: Its elements and origins 55
8. 2. Current issues in language descriptions
9. Germanic passive constructions 75
10. Prosodic constraints on Old English alliteration 111
11. The historical role of genitives in the emergence of DP 125
12. The word pairs in Chaucer's verse in comparison with those in his prose 149
13. A short note on movement and control in the English noun phrase 169
14. Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions in spoken American English 179
15. Complement capacities in German: Three types of complements 197
16. Index of names 213
17. Index of subjects 215
18. Editors & contributors 225