This volume presents essays by some of the leading figures in the vanguard of theoretical linguistics within the framework of universal grammar. One of the first books to adopt the "minimalist" framework to syntactic analysis, it includes a central essay by Noam Chomsky on the minimalist program and covers a range of topics in syntax and morphology. Contributors include: Luigi Burzio, Hector Campos, Noam Chomsky, Joseph E. Emonds, Robert Freidin, James Harris, Ray Jackendoff, Paula Kempchinsky, Howard Lasnik, Claudia Parodi, Carlos Piera, A. Carlos Quicoli, Dominique Sportiche, and Esther Torrego.

Contributions by: Héctor Campos, Luigi Burzio, Héctor Campos, Noam Chomsky, Joseph E. Emonds, Robert Friedin, James Harris, Ray Jackendoff, Paula M. Kempchinsky, Howard Lasnik, Claudia Parodi, Carlos Piera, Carlos Quicoli, Dominique Sportiche, Esther Torrego