Austin, Peter K. and Joan Bresnan. 1996. Non-configurationality in Australian Aboriginal languages. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 14(2):215-268. [An important article addressing non-configurationality in Australian Aboriginal languages that is accessible for beginners.]
Austin, P. 2001. Lexical Functional Grammar. In N.J.
Smelser and P. Baltes (eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and
Behavioural Sciences, 8748-8754. Elsevier. <http://www.linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/contact/staff/peter/Elsevier.pdf>
[A
nice
introductory summary of
LFG.]
Bresnan, Joan (ed.). 1982. The Mental Representation of Grammatical Relations, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [This book includes a collection of articles form the beginnings of LFG, including two articles by Kaplan and Bresnan that provide a discussion of theoretical assumptions in LFG and a layout of the formalism and implementation.]
Bresnan, Joan. 2001. Lexical-Functional Syntax, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Ltd. [This textbook gives thorough coverage of LFG for students with no assumed background. (For me, it feels that this book is for the beginning student of LFG what Haegeman (1994) is for the beginning student of GB.]
Carnie, Andrew. 2002.
Syntax: A Generative Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
[This book is mainly dedicated to the Chomskyan approaches to
syntax, but it
provides a chapter on LFG. It provides a concise overview. It is not the best
source for precision and detail, but I found it one of the most accessible
introductions.
Dalrymple, Mary, Ronald M. Kaplan, John T. Maxwell III and Annie Zaenen (eds.). 1995. Formal Issues in Lexical-Functional Grammar, Stanford: CSLI Publications. [Often recommended in the LFG literature.]
Dalrymple, Mary. 2001. Lexical Functional Grammar, Syntax and Semantics 34. New York: Academic Press. To appear. <http://www.stanford.edu/group/nasslli/courses/as-cr-da/apbook-nasslli.pdf> [Recommended as a thorough resource.]
Falk, Yehuda. 2001. Lexical-Functional Grammar, Stanford: CSLI Publications. [Recommended especially for those familiar with GB/ Minimalist approaches. (Linguist List description of this book.)]
Nordlinger, Rachel. 1998. Constructive Case: Evidence from Australian Languages, Stanford: CSLI Publications. [This book introduces the recent development of ideas of constructive case in LFG. Even for those who do not want to read about specific analysis yet, this book provides a good introduction to LFG. An important reference for those interested in non-configurationality.]
Partee, Barbara, Alice ter Meulen & Robert Wall. 1990. Mathematical Methods in Linguistics, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic. [This should help those who have little mathematical background.]
Sells, Peter. 1985. Lectures on Contemporary Syntactic Theories. Chapter 4: Lexical-Functional Grammar. Stanford: CSLI Publications. [This book provides an introduction to GB, LFG and GPSG. Although it is an older resource, it provides a good overview of the main ideas of LFG. (I found the text easy to understand, a good starting point if you have no background.]
http://www.essex.ac.uk/linguistics/LFG/
[The Essex LFG Website. Great resource with a short summary of basic concepts, recommended
readings and a lot of links. A great place to go from now.]
http://www-lfg.stanford.edu/lfg/
[This is a good point of reference, maybe not as good an introduction as
the Essex site. This is better as a point of reference for new developments,
conferences, dissertations etc.]
http://www-lfg.stanford.edu/lfg/bresnan/unofficial-links.html
[Joan Bresnan's unofficial notes and links in LFG/OT.
It contains a lot of updates of new developments that catch Joan Bresnan’s attention. A good site to visit after
you are
better acquainted with LFG.