Chapter 1Introduction
1.1Goals
1.2Related literature on Merge
1.2.1PreMinimalist origin of Merge
1.2.2Chomsky‘s Merge
1.2.3Alternative types of Merge
1.3Theoretical framework and core assumptions
1.3.1Minimalist framework
1.3.2Core assumptions
1.3.2.1Uninterpretable features
1.3.2.2Phrase structure for the English language
1.3.2.3Case assignment
1.3.2.4［EPP］ again
1.3.2.5θ-role assignment
1.4Organization of the book
Chapter 2Box Structure Analysis of the PronounDeterminer Structure
2.1A long-standing puzzle
2.2Two possible structural descriptions
2.3Box Structure analysis
2.3.1Redefine the problem
2.3.2Feature-matching generalization
2.3.3(Im)possible structures
2.3.4Box Structure： a proposal
2.3.5Third person pronouns again
2.3.6Summary
2.4INTO-Merge as Pair-Merge
2.5Uninterpretable feature(s) of Box-contents
2.6Conclusion
Chapter 3ThereExpletive Construction： Another Case of Merging into Pro-DP
3.1There-expletive construction：problems and explanations
3.1.1Problems of the there-expletive construction
3.1.2There-insertion analyses in the Minimalist framework
3.1.3There-movement analyses
3.1.4Summary
3.2Box Structure in the there-expletive construction
3.2.1Thereassociate：another Box Structure in English
3.2.2There in Raising, ECM and for-to constructions
3.2.3Passive existential construction
3.3Case properties of the expletive there and the associate
3.4Box Structure as Phase
3.5Early INTO-Merge vs. late INTO-Merge
3.6Conclusion
Chapter 4ItExpletive Construction： A Case of Merging into Pro-CP
4.1Previous studies of the it-expletive construction
4.1.1Against the associate CP as argument
4.1.2Against the associate CP as adjunct
4.1.3It-movement analyses
4.2Box Structure analysis
4.2.1Box Structure analysis of the it-expletive construction：a proposal
4.2.2Advantages of the Box Structure analysis
4.2.3Expletive it in Accusative Case position
4.2.4 It-expletive construction with psychverbs
4.2.5Summary
4.3Nature of the itBox： extending the Box Structure
4.3.1It-Box： not a pro-DP Box
4.3.2Extending the Box Structure
4.3.3It-Box： not a pro-CP Box
4.3.4Box Structure within the expletive it
4.4Selecting the expletive it
4.4.1What kind of predicates selects it?
4.4.2What kind of it do predicates select?
4.5Conclusion
Chapter 5Sentential Subject Structure：Another Case of Merging into Pro-CP
5.1Previous studies of the sentential subject structure
5.1.1Against sentential subjects as argument
5.1.2Against sentential subjects as directly merged Topic
5.2Box Structure analysis
5.2.1Null referential it in the sentential subject structure
5.2.2Box Structure analysis of the sentential subject structure
5.2.3Advantages of the Box Structure analysis
5.3Predicate distribution of the sentential subject structure
5.3.1Predicate distribution generalization
5.3.2Predicates that are allowed
5.3.3Predicates that are forbidden
5.4Licensing the null referential it
5.4.1Null referential it in Accusative Case position
5.4.2Factive Case Hypothesis
5.4.3So-called Topic behaviors of sentential subjects
5.5Conclusion
Chapter 6Extending the Box Structure
6.1Pro-PP Box in outside verbal theresentences
6.1.1Properties of outside verbals
6.1.1.1Definites in outside verbals
6.1.1.2Predicate distribution
6.1.1.3(Sub)extraction of associate DPs and yes-no question formation
6.1.1.4Embedding phenomena
6.1.1.5PP obligatoriness
6.1.1.6Other properties
6.1.1.7Summary
6.1.2Pro-PP Box Structure analysis of outside verbals
6.1.2.1VP structure
6.1.2.2Box Structure analysis of outside verbals
6.1.2.3Accounting for outside verbals
6.1.2.3.1(Lack of) Definiteness Effect
6.1.2.3.2PP obligatoriness
6.1.2.3.3Yes-no question formation and embedding contexts
6.1.2.3.4Remarks on other properties
6.1.3Thereinsertion analysis
6.1.4Presentational-there and outside verbals
6.1.5Conclusion
6.2Box Structure analysis of English locative inversion construction
6.2.1Parallels between LI and outside verbals
6.2.1.1Predicate distribution
6.2.1.2(Sub)extraction of post-verbal DPs and yes-no question formation
6.2.1.3Embedding phenomena
6.2.1.4Other properties
6.2.1.5Summary
6.2.2Pro-PP Box Structure analysis of LI
6.2.2.1Preliminaries
6.2.2.2The proposal
6.2.2.3Accounting for the properties of LI
6.2.3Arguments against null-there analysis
6.2.4Advantages of the proposed analysis
6.2.4.1Previous analyses of LI
6.2.4.2Subject properties of the inverted PP
6.2.4.3Motivation for PP movement
6.2.4.4Erasing optionality
6.2.5Conclusion
6.3Extending the Box Structure
6.4Conclusion
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