Introducing Transformational Grammar: From Rules to Principles and Parameters Book

This key textbook introduces students with no previous linguistic training to the theory and analysis of transformational grammar. It covers the most up-to-date developments including Principles and Parameters theory and also traces the major shifts of perspective which have influenced the development of the theory over the last forty years. Based on the belief that the best way to learn syntactic analysis is by actually doing it, it both teaches students the techniques and enables them to understand how grammatical theory is developed. It also introduces the most recent far-reaching changes in transformational grammar and provides an historical perspective on the development of the theory. Generously provided with diagrams and carefully structured exercises, the material presented in this book has also been extensively trialled on a highly successful introductory course at Queen Mary and Westfield College, London. The central sections which deal with the principles of Universal Grammar are eRead More