ABSTRACT

The subject of this study, first published in 1979, is the role of the complementizer in English syntax and its implications for syntactic theory. It is argued that the familiar transformational treatment of complementizers is inadequate, and that they must be specified in deep structure by means of a Phrase Structure rule. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.

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Original Copyright Page

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Table of Contents

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Acknowledgments

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Introductory Note

chapter 1|52 pages

On Complementizers

chapter 4|28 pages

On the Nature of Syntactic Representation

chapter 5|99 pages

Extending the Inventory of Complementizers