Preface to the Sixth Edition Part I: Grammatical Form and Grammatical Function 1. Introduction 2. Grammatical Form: Words, Word Classes and Phrases 3. Grammatical Function 4. More on Form: Clauses and Sentences 5. The Grammatical Form – Grammatical Function Interface Part II: Elaboration 6. Predicates, Arguments and Thematic Roles 7. Cross-categorial Generalisations: X-bar Syntax 8. More on Clauses 9. Movement 10. Tense, Aspect and Mood Part III: Argumentation 11. Syntactic Argumentation 12. Constituency: Movement and Substitution 13. Constituency: Some Additional Tests 14. Predicates and Arguments Revisited Part IV: Application 15. Information Packaging 16. Grammatical Indeterminacy 17. Case Studies Glossary Reference Works: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Grammars and Other Publications on the English Language Bibliography Answer Key for the Exercises Index

This textbook contains all the information you need if you are starting your studies of English syntax and acquainting yourself with the art of syntactic argumentation. It is complete, accessible, designed with those who have no previous knowledge of the topic in mind. It is engaging and easy to follow.