| 内容摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-5页 |
| 中文提要 | 第5-13页 |
| SYNOPSIS | 第13-24页 |
| Introduction | 第24-28页 |
| 0．1．Chomsky's Achievement and Influence | 第24-25页 |
| 0．2． Creativity of Human Language | 第25-27页 |
| 0．3． Development of Chomsky's Revolution | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter One Classical Theory (1957-1964)—Syntactic Structures | 第28-44页 |
| 1．1． Linguistics Made a Science | 第28-32页 |
| 1．1．1． the Evaluation of Grammars | 第29页 |
| 1．1．2． the Independence of Grammar | 第29-32页 |
| 1．2． Three Models of Linguistic Description | 第32-42页 |
| 1．2．1． Finite State Grammar and its Inadequacy | 第32-34页 |
| 1．2．2． Phrase Structure Grammar and its Deficiency | 第34-38页 |
| 1．2．3． Transformational Grammar and its Strong Explanatory Power | 第38-40页 |
| 1．2．4． Some Transformations in English | 第40-42页 |
| 1．3． Discovery, Decision and Evaluation Procedure | 第42-43页 |
| 1．4． On the Goals of Linguistic Theory | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Two Standard Theory (1965-1971)—Aspects of the Theory of Syntax | 第44-69页 |
| 2．1． Generative Grammars as Theories of Linguistic Competence | 第44-48页 |
| 2．1．1． Justification of Grammars | 第45-46页 |
| 2．1．2． Acceptability and Grammaticalness | 第46-48页 |
| 2．2． Revisions in the Syntactic Component | 第48-55页 |
| 2．2．1． English Nominalization and The "Traffic Rule" Problem | 第48-50页 |
| 2．2．2． Underlying Trigger Morphemes | 第50-51页 |
| 2．2．3． Abandonment of the Notion "kernel Sentence" | 第51-52页 |
| 2．2．4． Recoverability of Deletion | 第52-53页 |
| 2．2．5． Sub-Categorization | 第53-55页 |
| 2．3． Some Assumption Made Explicit | 第55-63页 |
| 2．3．1． Competence and Performance | 第55-56页 |
| 2．3．2． Linguistic Universals | 第56-57页 |
| 2．3．3． Levels of Adequacy | 第57-58页 |
| 2．3．4．The Level of Deep Structure | 第58-60页 |
| 2．3．5． Some Examples of Structural Ambiguity | 第60-63页 |
| 2．4． The Incorporation of Semantics into the Model | 第63-69页 |
| 2．4．1． Contribution Made by Katz, Fodor and Postal | 第64-65页 |
| 2．4．2． The Transformational Component | 第65-67页 |
| 2．4．3． Syntax and Semantics | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Three Extended Standard Theory (1972-1979)—Essays on Form and Interpretation | 第69-78页 |
| 3．1． Ross-Constraints on Extraction | 第69-71页 |
| 3．2． "Blind Application" and its Implications | 第71-72页 |
| 3．3． Chomsky-Conditions | 第72-75页 |
| 3．4． The Trace Theory of Movement Rules | 第75-76页 |
| 3．5． Syntax and Semantics | 第76-77页 |
| 3．6． Three Groups of Syntacticians | 第77-78页 |
| Chapter Four Government and Binding Theory (1980-1992)—Lectures on Government and Binding | 第78-110页 |
| 4．1． The Nature of Universal Grammar | 第78-84页 |
| 4．1．1． Structure Dependency | 第79-80页 |
| 4．1．2． Externalized (E-) Language and Internalized (I-) Language | 第80-82页 |
| 4．1．3． Relating Sound and Meaning | 第82-83页 |
| 4．1．4． Core and Periphery | 第83-84页 |
| 4．2． The X-bar Theory | 第84-93页 |
| 4．2．1． The X-bar Theory of Phrase Structure | 第84-86页 |
| 4．2．2． The Structure of Lexical Phrases | 第86-89页 |
| 4．2．3． The Structure of Functional Phrases | 第89-93页 |
| 4．3． θ-Theory and Functional Categories | 第93-98页 |
| 4．3．1． Aspects of the Lexical Entry | 第93-95页 |
| 4．3．2． The Projection Principle and θ -Theory | 第95-98页 |
| 4．3．2．1． Projection Principle and θ -Criterion | 第95-97页 |
| 4．3．2．2． Full Interpretation and Principle of Economy | 第97-98页 |
| 4．3．3． A-position and the Extended Projection Principle | 第98页 |
| 4．4． Movement and Case Theory | 第98-100页 |
| 4．4．1 ．Movement | 第99页 |
| 4．4．2．Case Theory | 第99-100页 |
| 4．5． Government and Binding Theory | 第100-110页 |
| 4．5．1． C-command and Government | 第100-103页 |
| 4．5．2． Case Assignment Principle | 第103页 |
| 4．5．3． Control Structures | 第103-105页 |
| 4．5．4． Binding Theory | 第105-106页 |
| 4．5．5． Empty Categories | 第106-107页 |
| 4．5．6． Bounding and Subjacency | 第107-108页 |
| 4．5．7． Proper Government | 第108页 |
| 4．5．8． Barriers | 第108-110页 |
| Chapter Five Minimalist Programme Theory (1993- )—A Minimalist for Linguistic Theory | 第110-118页 |
| 5．1． Why Minimalism | 第110-113页 |
| 5．2． Getting Rid of D-structure and S-structure | 第113-115页 |
| 5．3． Minimalist Framework | 第115-117页 |
| 5．3．1． Numerations, Spell-out and Convergence | 第115页 |
| 5．3．2． Structure Building | 第115-117页 |
| 5．4． A Sketch of Minimalist Programme | 第117-118页 |
| Conclusion | 第118-120页 |
| Bibliography | 第120-121页 |
