Syntax 3 E - Softcover

Carnie, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470655313 ISBN 13: 9780470655313

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

Synopsis

Andrew Carnie’s bestselling textbook on syntax has guided thousands of students through the discipline of theoretical syntax; retaining its popularity due to its combination of straightforward language, comprehensive coverage, and numerous exercises. In this third edition, topics have been updated, new exercises added, and the online resources have been expanded.

• Supported by expanded online student and instructor resources, including extra chapters on HPSG,  LFG and time-saving materials for lecturers, including problem sets, PowerPoint slides, and an instructors’ manual
• Features new chapters on ellipsis, auxiliaries, and non-configurational languages
• Covers topics including phrase structure, the lexicon, Case theory, movement, covert movement, locality conditions, VP shells, and control
• Accompanied by a new optional workbook, available separately, of sample problem sets which are designed to give students greater experience of analyzing syntactic structure

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Title Syntax The Syntax Workbook A Generative Introduction A Companion to Carnie's Syntax   Guide Type Textbook Workbook   Audience Level Undergraduate Undergraduate   Pages 544 192   List Price $49.95 $34.95   Publication Date August, 2012 August, 2012   Author(s) Andrew Carnie Andrew Carnie   Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Wiley-Blackwell   Print Book 0470655313 1118347544   Kindle Book B0093A421Q B008H2P4UO   Edition 3 1   Brief Description An extensively updated new edition of the bestselling introduction to theoretical syntax. A response to those who requested more problem sets in the textbook. Aligned chapter-by-chapter with the text, it can also be used as a standalone workbook.

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"Deeply informed, lucid, and careful, this revision of the outstanding original carries the student from core concepts to topics at the borders of inquiry. A most valuable contribution."
Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor (retired), Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT "

This truly excellent textbook competently guides students to understand not just the basics of generative syntax but also richness of universals and parametric variation in a clear and thoughtprovoking way."
Ken Hiraiwa, Department of English, Meiji Gakuin University

Andrew Carnie's bestselling textbook on syntax has guided thousands of students through the discipline of theoretical syntax; its popularity is due to its combination of straightforward language, comprehensive coverage, and numerous exercises. In this third edition, new topics are added, discussions are updated, additional exercises are included, and online resources are enhanced.

Authoritative coverage spans phrase structure, the lexicon, Case theory, movement, covert movement, locality conditions, VP shells, and control. New chapters cover auxiliaries, ellipsis, and non-configurational languages. For the first time, an optional companion Workbook is also available; the table of contents correlates with the textbook and is designed to help offer students practice at analyzing syntactic structure. The enhanced online resources for both instructors and students, now available at www.wiley.com/go/carnie, include online-only chapters on HPSG and LFG, and offer tried and tested resources from the previous editions.

Comprehensive, engaging, and ideally structured for study, this third edition of Syntax is the most robust introduction to the major issues in generative syntactic theory available today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0470655313
• ISBN 13: 9780470655313
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 542