The Bloomsbury Companion to Syntax

ThisBloomsbury Companion is the most wide-ranging, state-of-the-art resourceto a key area of contemporary linguistics. It covers fundamental issues,concepts, movements and approaches within the most relevant theoreticalperspectives on syntax, encompassing the relationship between syntax and otherlevels of grammar. This book is a major tool for understanding syntax and itsessential assumptions in the broader framework of current linguistic research.It is the most complete resource for postgraduate students and researchersworking in syntax and neighboring fields.In addition, this companion offers a comprehensive reference resource, giving anoverview of key terms and topics in syntax, research areas and newdirections. With its section on methodology, it features a manageableguide to beginning or developing research in the field. It provides a review ofcurrent research as well as practical guidance for advanced study in the area.

Essential new reference tool for anyone working in syntax or syntactic structure

ContributorsIntroductionPart 1. Research Methods in Syntax1.1. Hypothesis formation William Croft1.2. Hypothesis testing in the Minimalist Program Marc Baker1.3. Field methods in syntactic research Marianne Mithun1.4. Corpus methods Maria FreddiPart 2. Current Issues and Research in Syntax2.1. Constituents Marja-Liisa Helasvuo2.2. X-bar structure and Minimalism Jairo Nunes2.3. The structure of NPs Giuseppe Longobardi and Giuseppina Silvestri2.4. Word order Pamela Munro2.5. Scrambling Francisco Ordoñez2.6. On V2 types Cecilia Poletto2.7. Clitics Silvia Luraghi2.8. Changing the subject: Shifting notions about subjecthood in Generative Grammar Tim Stowell2.9. Alignment and grammatical relations Doris Payne2.10. Passives and antipassives Edward Keenan2.11. Middles and reflexives Leonid Kulikov2.12. Causatives: Structure, type and distribution Jae Jung Song2.13. Coordination Caterina Mauri2.14. Wh-movement Luis Lopez2.15. Complementation Claudia Parodi and Carlos Quicoli2.16. Adverbial subordination Holger Diessel2.17. Negation Liliane Haegeman and Terje Lohndal2.18. Syntactic change Thorhallur Eythorsson2.19. Acquisition of syntax Maria Teresa GuastiPart 3. New Directions in Syntactic Research3.1. Usage and syntax Paul Hopper3.2. Construction Grammar and the syntax/semantics interface Laura Michaelis3.3. Topic, Focus and the cartography of the left periphery Luigi Rizzi3.4. Optimality Theory as a possible framework for the Minimalism Program Vieri Samek-LodoviciAppendix: Resources in syntax Maria Freddi and Silvia LuraghiGlossaryBibliography