Stephen Wechsler is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas. He specializes in lexicalist approaches to syntax, and his research focuses on three areas: self-reference and person systems; the interface between syntax and word meaning; and morphosyntax (case and agreement). His publications include The Semantic Basis of Argument Structure (CSLI, 1995), and, co-authored with Larisa Zlatic, The Many Faces of Agreement (CSLI, 2003). He is also co-author of the forthcoming book Lexical-Functional Syntax, 2nd edition (Blackwell).

• 1. The role of word meaning in syntax ; 2. Word meaning ; 3. Argument alternations and cognates ; 4. Lexical semantic structure ; 5. Argument mapping approaches ; 6. The lexical-constructional debate ; 7. Some battlegrounds in the theory wars ; 8. Postscript

Stephen Wechsler is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas. He specializes in lexicalist approaches to syntax, and his research focuses on three areas: self-reference and person systems; the interface between syntax and word meaning; and morphosyntax (case and agreement). His publications include The Semantic Basis of Argument Structure (CSLI, 1995), and, co-authored with Larisa Zlatic, The Many Faces of Agreement (CSLI, 2003). He is also co-author of the forthcoming book Lexical-Functional Syntax, 2nd edition (Blackwell).

• 1. The role of word meaning in syntax ; 2. Word meaning ; 3. Argument alternations and cognates ; 4. Lexical semantic structure ; 5. Argument mapping approaches ; 6. The lexical-constructional debate ; 7. Some battlegrounds in the theory wars ; 8. Postscript

Stephen Wechsler is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas. He specializes in lexicalist approaches to syntax, and his research focuses on three areas: self-reference and person systems; the interface between syntax and word meaning; and morphosyntax (case and agreement). His publications include The Semantic Basis of Argument Structure (CSLI, 1995), and, co-authored with Larisa Zlatic, The Many Faces of Agreement (CSLI, 2003). He is also co-author of the forthcoming book Lexical-Functional Syntax, 2nd edition (Blackwell).

• 1. The role of word meaning in syntax ; 2. Word meaning ; 3. Argument alternations and cognates ; 4. Lexical semantic structure ; 5. Argument mapping approaches ; 6. The lexical-constructional debate ; 7. Some battlegrounds in the theory wars ; 8. Postscript