9. Syntax and Semantics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of Contents 9
3. 1. Introduction 11
4. 2. The Independence of Grammar 13
5. 3. An elementary Linguistic Theory 18
6. 4. Phrase Structure 26
7. 5. Limitations of Phrase Structure Description 34
8. 6. On the Goals of Linguistic Theory 49
9. 7. Some Transformations in English 61
10. 8. The explanatory Power of Linguistic Theory 85
11. 9. Syntax and Semantics 92
12. 10. Summary 106
13. 11. Appendix I. Notations and Terminology 109
14. 12. Appendix II. Examples of English Phrase Structure and transformational Rules 111
15. Backmatter 115