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Part I
General  
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Part II
  A. Syntax   F. Sociolinguistics
  B. Semantics & Pragmatics   G. Historical Linguistics
  C. Phonetics   H. Computational Linguistics
  D. Phonology   I. History of Linguistics
  E. Morphology  

A. Syntax

1.  Introductory texts

  • Borsley, R. 1999. Syntactic Theory: a Unified Approach. 2nd ed. Hodder Arnold.
    A basic text including comparison of alternative syntactic approaches.
  • Carnie, A. 2007. Syntax. A Generative Introduction (second edition). Wiley-Blackwell.
    Clearly-written, mainly focusing on transformational theory but also containing some discussion of nontransformational theories.
  • Falk, Yehuda. 2001.  Lexical Functional Grammar: An Introduction to Parallel Constraint-Based Syntax.  CSLI.
    Introduces Lexical Functional Grammar; targeted at readers with some background in transformational (especially GB) theory.
  • Haegeman, L.  1994. Introduction to Government and Binding Theory.  2nd ed. Wiley-Blackwell. A classic introduction to GB theory.
  • Kroeger, P. 2005. Analyzing syntax: A lexical-functional approach. CUP. Presents the fundamentals of Lexical Functional Grammar in a clear and engaging manner, but in an unusual (and nonstandard) formal format.
  • Sag, I., Wasow, T. and Bender, E.  2003.   Syntactic Theory: A Formal Introduction.  2nd ed. CSLI. A well-organized introduction to Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar.
  • Tallerman, M. 2011. Understanding Syntax. 3rd ed. Hodder Education.
    Very basic, useful for students with no syntactic background at all.
  • Van Valin, Robert.  2001.  An introduction to syntax.  CUP.
    Includes examples from a wide variety of languages.

2.   Specialized texts and research works

  • Adger, D. 2003.  Core Syntax. A minimalist approach. OUP.
    An introduction to Minimalism.
  • Bresnan, J. 2001. (New edition 2012) Lexical-Functional Syntax. Wiley-Blackwell. High-level introduction to Lexical Functional Grammar.
  • Chomsky, N. 1957. Syntactic Structures. Mouton. The founding volume for generative syntax.
  • Chomsky, N. 1993. Lectures on Government and Binding. 7th ed. Mouton de Gruyter. The inaugural volume of GB theory.
  • Chomsky, N. 1995. The Minimalist Program. MITP. Chomsky's lecture notes from 1993-95.
  • Croft, William. 2001. Radical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective.  OUP.
    A typologically oriented approach to syntactic theory.
  • Dalrymple, M. 2001. Lexical Functional Grammar. Academic Press. A comprehensive overview of Lexical Functional theory, including syntax and semantics.
  • Culicover, Peter W. and Ray Jackendoff.  2005.  Simpler Syntax.  OUP.
    An introduction to the Simpler Syntax hypothesis, a nontransformational approach to grammatical theory.
  • Lasnik, H. and Uriaguareka, J. 2005. A Course in Minimalist Syntax: Foundations and Prospects. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Pollard, C. and I. Sag. 1994. Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar. CSLI. A thorough (but now somewhat dated) overview of HPSG.
  • Riemsdijk, H. van and Williams, E. 1986. Introduction to the Theory of Grammar. MIT Press. Features a useful historical approach to the development of selected issues in syntax, tracing developments and alternatives from 1960 or so to 1985.
  • Steedman, M. 2001. The syntactic process. MIT Press. Overview and introduction to Combinatory Categorial Grammar.
  • Webelhuth, G. ed. 1995. Government and Binding Theory and the Minimalist Program. Wiley-Blackwell. Advanced introductions to issues in transformational theory, subdivided by syntactic module.

3. Reference
 Handbooks:

  • Cinque, G. and R. Kayne. 2004. Oxford Handbook of Comparative Syntax. Oxford.
  • Baltin, M. and C. Collins.  2000. Handbook of Contemporary Syntactic Theory. Blackwell.

Reference grammars for English:

  • Biber, D., S. Johansson, G. Leech, S. Conrad and E. Finegan. 1999. Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman.
  • Huddleston, R. and Pullum, G. 2002. Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. CUP.
  • Quirk, R. et al. 1972. A Grammar of Contemporary English. Longman.
  • Quirk, R. and Greenbaum, S. 1973. A University Grammar of English. Longman. Short version of the above.

4.   Journals

5. Working Papers and Conference Proceedings

General conferences and working papers series always include papers in both syntax and phonology, almost always some in semantics, and often contain papers in mathematical linguistics, computational linguistics, pragmatics, and language acquisition. Those listed below are useful, therefore, outside syntax proper. Only specialized conferences are listed in subsequent sections of this bibliography. Besides working papers, many institutions distribute bound copies of their doctoral dissertations at low prices. Some of these, and some of the works listed below, are available in the Centre for Linguistics and Philology.

  • MIT Working Papers in Linguistics (MITWPL)
  • University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics (UMOP)
  • Proceedings of the Berkeley Linguistics Society (BLS).
  • Proceedings of the Chicago Linguistics Society (CLS)
  • Proceedings of the West Coast Conference in Formal Linguistics (WCCFL)
  • Proceedings of the North East Linguistic Society (NELS)
  • Proceedings of the Formal Linguistics Society of Mid-America (FLSM)
  • Proceedings of the Eastern States Conference on Linguistics (ESCOL)
  • On-Line Proceedings of the LFG and HPSG Conferences
  • MIT Lexicon Project Working Papers
  • MIT Occasional Papers in Linguistics
  • CSLI Occasional Papers, Stanford University
  • Proceedings of the Conference of Generative Linguists of the Old World (GLOW)
  • University College London Working Papers in Linguistics and Phonetics
  • York Papers in Linguistics
  • School of Oriental and African Studies Working Papers in Linguistics
  • Cornell University Occasional Papers in Linguistics
  • Rutgers University Occasional Papers in Cognitive Science
  • Catalan Working Papers in Linguistics
  • UCLA Occasional Papers in Linguistics
  • Oxford University Working Papers in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics