This lively textbook introduces readers to the formal theory of syntax, presenting contemporary insights without unnecessary technical detail.

Olaf Koeneman is Assistant Professor of English Linguistics at Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen.

Introduction. The language machine; 1. Categories and features; 2. Merge; 3. Theta theory; 4. Case theory; 5. Agreement and uninterpretable features; 6. Movement and remerge; 7. Unifying movement and agreement; 8. Syntax and morphology; 9. Syntax and phonology; 10. Syntax and semantics; Afterword; Glossary; References; Index.