Chomsky’s
Universal Grammar

The standard student introduction to the theory, by VIVIAN COOK and MARK NEWSON. Copyright 1996 Vivian J. Cook; first published 1988, reprinted 1989 (twice), 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995; this copy is the SECOND EDITION, 1996. ISBN 0-631-19556-4 paperback; typeset in Palatino by Graphicraft, Hong Kong, printed by T.J. Press at Padstow. It takes the reader from structure-dependency and the head parameter through principles and parameters, government and binding, the pro-drop parameter, and on to the minimalist programme — the practical companion to the Chomsky primary texts on this shelf.