A Critical Introduction to Syntax (Continuum Critical Introductions to Linguistics)

Miller, Professor Jim

ISBN 10: 0826497039 / ISBN 13: 9780826497031

Published by Continuum Publishing Corporation, 2011

About this Item

Introduces, analyzes and critiques the main areas of debate within the field of syntax. This book analyzes the major themes in syntactic research, focusing on overlooked non-generative theories and the adoption of the same concepts across different models of grammar. It also analyzes the difference between spoken and written syntax. Series: Continuum Critical Introductions to Linguistics S. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560. . 2011. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Critical Introduction to Syntax (Continuum Critical Introductions to Linguistics)
• Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826497039
• ISBN 13: 9780826497031
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book introduces major areas of debate within the field of syntax:, constructions, grammar and semantics, configurationality, usage-based grammar, complexity, language acquisition. It highlights the application of the same concepts across different models of grammar. Real examples from spoken and written language and standard and non-standard language demonstrate how difficult it is to apply the concept of grammaticality and to provide reliable analyses, especially for spoken language.

Comprehensive, accessible and challenging, this book is essential reading for students taking introductory courses in syntax and syntactic theory, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

About the Authors

Jim Miller is Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh (formerly Professor of Linguistics and Spoken Language at Edinburgh and Professor of Cognitive Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand).

Andreas Musolff is Professor of Intercultural Communication at the University of East Anglia, UK. His monographs include Metaphor, Nation and the Holocaust (2010), Metaphor and Political Discourse (2004) and War against the Public: The Language of Terrorism (1996, in German).