Abstract

Government and Binding (GB) Theory (Chomsky 1981, 1982, 1986a, 1986b) and its descendants involve the systematic description and analysis of the syntax of a multitude of languages. Ancient Greek has shed light on GB as GB has shed light on Ancient Greek, from the earliest stages of the theory to its current manifestation as the Minimalist Program (Chomsky 1993, 1995, et seq.). The relationship be…