English Syntax and Argumentation

Preface - PART ONE: FUNCTION AND FORM - Introduction - Functions - The Building Blocks of Language: Words, Word Classes and Phrases - The Building Blocks of Language: Clauses and Sentences - The Function-Form Interface - PART TWO: ELABORATION - Predicates, Arguments and Thematic Roles - Cross-Categorial Generalisations: X'-Syntax - More on Clauses - Movement - PART THREE: ARGUMENTATION - Syntactic Argumentation - Constituency: Movement and Substitution - Constituency: Some Additional Tests - Predicates and Arguments Revisited - PART FOUR: APPLICATION - Case Studies - Glossary - Reference Works: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Grammars - Bibliography - Index