Teaching slides for Kim and Michaelis (2020): LaTeX text files (beamer) for each chapter are also available upon request (jongbok@khu.ac.kr)


  • Chapter 1. What Is a Theory of English Syntax about
  • Chapter 2. Lexical and Phrasal Signs
  • Chapter 3. Syntactic Forms, Grammatical Functions, and Semantic Roles
  • Chapter 4. Head, Complements, Modifiers, and Argument Structures
  • Chapter 5. Combinatorial Construction Rules and Principles
  • Chapter 6. Noun Phrases and Agreement
  • Chapter 7. Raising and Control Constructions
  • Chapter 8. Auxiliary and Related Constructions
  • Chapter 9. Passive Constructions
  • Chapter 10. Interrogative and Wh-Question Constructions
  • Chapter 11. Relative Clause Constructions
  • Chapter 12. Tough, Extraposition and Cleft Constructions