Modern Syntax: A Coursebook - Softcover

Carnie, Andrew

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9780521682046: Modern Syntax: A Coursebook
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521682045 ISBN 13: 9780521682046
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1900

Synopsis

This practical coursebook introduces all the basics of modern syntactic analysis in a simple step-by-step fashion. Each unit is constructed so that the reader discovers new ideas, formulates hypotheses and practises fundamentals. The reader is presented with short sections of explanation with examples, followed by practice exercises. Feedback and comment sections follow to enable students to monitor their progress. No previous background in syntax is assumed. Students move through all the key topics in the field including features, rules of combination and displacement, empty categories, and subcategorization. The theoretical perspective in this work is unique, drawing together the best ideas from three major syntactic frameworks (minimalism, HPSG and LFG). Students using this book will learn fundamentals in such a way that they can easily go on to pursue further study in any of these frameworks.

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About the Author

Andrew Carnie is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona, where he teaches syntactic theory and Celtic linguistics. His previous publications include Constituent Structure, Second Edition (2010), Irish Nouns (2008) and Syntax: A Generative Introduction, Second Edition (2006).

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1900
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521682045
ISBN 13 
9780521682046
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
370
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