《句法学：生成语法导论（第四版）》是一本通俗易懂的生成语法入门教科书。书中追溯了生成语法的演变过程，翔实介绍了原则与参数理论，为后续学习最简方案、开展形式语言学研究奠定了认识论和方法论基础。

Preface and Acknowledgments
Part 1 Preliminaries
1 Generative Grammar
0.Preliminaries
1.Syntax as Science-the Scientific Method
2.Syntax as a Cognitive Science
3.Models of Syntax
4.Competence vs. Performance
5.A Clarification on the Word "Language"
6.Where Do the Rules Come From?
7.Choosing among Theories about Syntax
8.The Scientific Method and the Structure of this Textbook
9.Conclusion
Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter
General Problem Sets
Challenge Problem Sets
2 Parts of Speech
0.Words and Why They Matter to Syntax
1.Determining Part of Speech
2.The Major Parts of Speech: N, V, Adj, and Adv
3.Open vs. Closed; Lexical vs. Functional
4.Subcategories and Features
5.Conclusion
Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter
General Problem Sets
Challenge Problem Sets
3 Constituency, Trees, and Rules
0.Introduction
1.Rules and Trees
2.How to Draw a Tree
3.Modification and Ambiguity
4.Constituency Tests
5.Constituency in Other Languages
6.Conclusion
Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter
General Problem Sets
Challenge Problem Sets
4 Structural Relations
0.Introduction
1.The Parts of a Tree
2.Dominance
3.Precedence
4.C-command
5.Grammatical Relations
6.Conclusions
Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter
General Problem Sets
Challenge Problem Sets
5 Binding Theory
0.Introduction
1.The Notions Coindex and Antecedent
2. Binding
3.Locality Conditions on the Binding of Anaphors
4.The Distribution of Pronouns
5.The Distribution of R-expressions
6.Why Does Binding Theory Matter to Syntacticians
7.Conclusion
Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter
General Problem Sets
Challenge Problem Sets
Part 2 The Base
6 X-bar Theory
0.Introduction
1.Bar-level Projections
2.Generalizing the Rules: The X-bar Schema
3.Complements, Adjuncts, and Specifiers
4.Some Definitional Housekeeping
5.Parameters of Word Order
6.Drawing Trees in X-bar Notation
7.Conclusion
Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter
General Problem Sets
Challenge Problem Sets
7 Extending X-bar Theory to Functional Categories
0.Introduction
1.Determiner Phrases (DPs)
2.A Descriptive Tangent into Clause Types
3.Complementizer Phrases (CPs)
4.Tense, Perfect, Progressive and Voice Phrases
Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter
General Problem Sets
Challenge Problem Sets
8 Constraining X-ban Theta Theory
0.Introduction
1.Some Basic Terminology
2.Thematic Relations and Theta Roles
3.The Lexicon
4.Expletives and the Extended Projection Principle
5.Conclusion
Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter
General Problem Sets
Challenge Problem Sets
9 Theta Grids and Functional Categories
0.Introduction
1.Complementizers
2.Determiners
3.Using Theta Grids for English Auxiliaries and Modals
4.Main verbs vs. Auxiliaries
5.Conclusion
Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter
General Problem Sets
Challenge Problem Sets
Part 3 Movement
10 Head-to-Head Movement
0.Introduction
1.Verb Movement (V→T)
2.T Movement (T→C)
3.Do-support
Appendix: Determining if a Language Has Main Verb V --> T
Ideas, Rules, and Constraints Introduced in this Chapter
General Problem Sets
Challenge Problem Sets
11 DP Movement
0.Introduction
1.A Puzzle for the Theory of Theta Roles
2.Passives
3.Case
4.Raising: Reprise
5.Passives: Reprise
6.Inherently Passive Verbs: Unaccusatives
7.DP Movement in SVO vs. VSO Languag