{"product_id":"understanding-syntax-maggie-tallerman-9781032629544","title":"Understanding Syntax","description":"\u003cp\u003eAssuming no prior grammatical knowledge, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Syntax\u003c\/i\u003e explains and illustrates the major concepts, categories and terminology involved in the study of cross-linguistic syntax. Taking a largely theory-neutral and descriptive viewpoint throughout, this book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- introduces syntactic typology, syntactic description and the major typological categories found in the languages of the world;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- clarifies with examples grammatical constructions and relationships between words in a clause, including word classes and their syntactic properties; grammatical relations such as subject and object; case and agreement processes; passives and other valency-changing processes; questions and relative clauses;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- features in-text and chapter-end exercises to extend the reader's knowledge of syntactic concepts and argumentation, drawing on data from over 100 languages;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- highlights the principles involved in writing a brief syntactic sketch of language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sixth edition has been revised to include updated further readings, improved examples and exercises and additional explanations of the most demanding concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Syntax\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential textbook for students studying the description of language, cross-linguistic syntax, language typology and linguistic fieldwork, and will be the foundation for all studies of theoretical syntax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maggie Tallerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032629541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032629544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.79d","brand":"Maggie Tallerman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46738963857663,"sku":"9781032629544","price":58.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f928eff-3c4f-465b-b521-045cc5ec5639.jpg?v=1743276804","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-syntax-maggie-tallerman-9781032629544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}