An Introduction to Movement Transformation in Transformational Grammar

Language is systematic. The statement has two meanings. First, language consists of some sub-systems such as the system of sound formation, the system of word formation, and the system of sentence formation. Those sub-systems are called grammar of language. Second, language is arranged by certain rules that are applied in those sub-systems. This book provides the descriptions of rules in constructing English sentences. The descriptions based on the theory of Transformational Generative Grammar. There are some transformational rules that must be applied in sentences. Movement Transformation is one of the transformational rules that consists of some types such as Affix Hopping, Interrogative (Aux Movement), Wh-Movement, Passive Transformation, Dative Movement, Topicalisation, Particle Movement, and Relative Movement. Each type will be described in detail along with the examples in English sentences. The contents of this book should be useful for the readers who are interested in analysing English Grammar.