Syntax (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521605786)

Syntax: Basic Concepts and Applications provides a systematic introduction to core topics in syntax, focusing on how the basic concepts apply in the analysis of sentences. Assuming no background in linguistic analysis, the book gives students a working knowledge of syntactic analysis from a minimalist perspective. Step by step it explains the fundamentals of phrase structure, movement and deletion. Well-placed exercises throughout reinforce and extend the concepts and analyses presented in the text, allowing readers to gain understanding of progressively complex issues at a comfortable pace. Much of the data comes from English, but crucial examples are also drawn from a range of other languages, including Russian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish, Irish, Welsh and Greek.

Author: Robert Freidin
ISBN-10: 0521605784
ISBN-13: 9780521605786
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2012
Pages: 298
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.80w x 0.60d